# Accident 19860824041809A: Sphrth VENTUSA, Middletown, NY, August 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1986, 14:05 local time
- Place: Middletown, NY
- Airport: Randall Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4401° N, 74.4203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4401&lon=-74.4203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7XT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7XT-1988-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth K G VENTUS A (registry code 3802050, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-k-g-ventus-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH VENTUSA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FHM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FHM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860824041809A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER BEGAN PORPOISING ON TOW. RELEASED AND CRASHED. UNABLE FIND CAUSE EXCEPT PILOT LACKED SKILL IN TYPE.

## 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 NYC86FHM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FHM03), Aug 24, 1986: Schempp-Hirth Ventus A (N7XT), Middletown, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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