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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Glasfl H301 · Los Lunas, NM · May 28, 1983

Date: May 28, 1983 · 13:00 local
Place: Los Lunas, NM
Airport: Mid Valley
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1017
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW83LA255
Reported as: Glasfl H301
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 585 total21 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N1017Registered now · Glasflugel H 301 LIBELLES/N 41 · Built 1967 Airframe modelGlasflugel H 301 LIBELLE Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Glider veered off runway at the beginning of takeoff and wing caught vegetation causing collision with a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER VEERED OFF RUNWAY AT THE BEGINNING OF TAKEOFF AND WING CAUGHT VEGETATION CAUSING COLLISION WITH A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW83LA255Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLos Lunas, NMThe glider ground looped off the rwy after the wingtip contacted tall grass. The acft had gone to the right early in thetow but the plt thought the tow would straighten him out even after the wing dropped to the ground. When the right wing contacted tall…May 28, 1983 · Substantial damage