# Accident 19831105056639A: Amtr HP18, New River, AZ, November 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: New River, AZ
- Airport: Pleasant Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5894° N, 112.1002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5894&lon=-112.1002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17DW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HP18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 2 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831105056639A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PILOT RELEASED FROM TOW PLANE DURING TAKEOFF AND CRASHED INTO BRUSH DURING ATTEMPTED 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 LAX84LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA053), Nov 5, 1983: Schreder HP-18 (N17DW), New River, AZ, 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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