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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sptpuz RF5B · Warren, VT · July 16, 1983

Date
July 16, 1983 · 11:30 local
Place
Warren, VT
Airport
Sugarbush
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N55WV
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC83LA179
Reported as
Sptpuz RF5B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,650 total101 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Crosswind exceeded aircraft limitations. Wing raised and caught vegetation causing glider to rotate damaging wing.

As the FAA filed it

CROSSWIND EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT LIMITATIONS. WING RAISED AND CAUGHT VEGETATION CAUSING GLIDER TO ROTATE DAMAGING WING.

NTSB investigation

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