# Incident 19850420016219I: Amtrfa SLINGSBY, Lovettsville, VA, April 20, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1985, 15:15 local time
- Place: Lovettsville, VA
- Airport: Scott Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2649° N, 77.6536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2649&lon=-77.6536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5563V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5563V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Slingsby TYPE 43 SERIES 3F (registry code 8320206, https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-type-43-series-3f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRFA SLINGSBY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 354 total, 50 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO85LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850420016219I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LET GLIDER GET TOO LOW AND WINGTIP HIT A TREE. SPOILERS HAD NOT BEEN RETRACTED.

## 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 BFO85LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA037), Apr 20, 1985: Slingsby Type 43 Series 3F (N5563V), Lovettsville, VA, 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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