# Accident 19850902042299A: Amtrbr HP14, Aiken, SC, September 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1985, 14:15 local time
- Place: Aiken, SC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5394° N, 81.7197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5394&lon=-81.7197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sailplane HP-14 (registry code 056034P, https://openairdocs.org/model/sailplane-hp-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBR HP14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,995 total, 105 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850902042299A

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF TOW ON HIGH GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY. LEFT WING CAUGHT GRASS. SWERVED GLIDER. HIT ON NOSE AND RIGHT WING.

## 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 ATL85LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA267), Sep 2, 1985: Bryan HP-14 (N5DB), Aiken, SC, 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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