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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrbs CONCEPT 70 · Fairfield, PA · July 28, 1983

Date
July 28, 1983 · 16:00 local
Place
Fairfield, PA
Airport
Mid Atlantic
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6BM
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC83LA197
Reported as
Amtrbs CONCEPT70
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,562 total4 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.

Glider encountered turbulence over trees on final approach for landing. Pilot turned off runway to avoid overshoot.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE OVER TREES ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING. PILOT TURNED OFF RUNWAY TO AVOID OVERSHOOT.

NTSB investigation

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