# Accident 19820704028269A: Amtr 604, Refugio, TX, July 4, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1982, 14:20 local time
- Place: Refugio, TX
- Airport: Rooke
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3004° N, 97.2709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3004&lon=-97.2709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N604VP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N604VP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glasflugel 604 (registry code 3800348, https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 604
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 52 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820704028269A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ACCIDENTLY RELEASED TOW AT 50 FOOT ALTITUDE, GLIDER HIT HARD DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW82DA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA264), Jul 4, 1982: Glassflugel 604 (N604VP), Refugio, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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