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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr HP18 · New River, AZ · November 5, 1983

Date
November 5, 1983 · 15:30 local
Place
New River, AZ
Airport
Pleasant Valley
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N17DW
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84LA053
Reported as
Amtr HP18
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
49 total2 in this make and model4 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 pilot released from tow plane during takeoff and crashed into brush during attempted emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER PILOT RELEASED FROM TOW PLANE DURING TAKEOFF AND CRASHED INTO BRUSH DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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