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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Valentin TAIFUN 17E · Abilene, TX · August 24, 1985

Date
August 24, 1985 · 17:43 local
Place
Abilene, TX
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N164RB
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85FA331
Reported engine
LIMBAH L2000EB1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,247 total5 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Attempted to climb while circling a field in a motorized glider. Aircraft spun into ground from a low altitude.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB WHILE CIRCLING A FIELD IN A MOTORIZED GLIDER. AIRCRAFT SPUN INTO GROUND FROM A LOW ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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