19870617072969A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrbs CONCEPT-70 · Durango, CO · June 17, 1987

Date
June 17, 1987 · 17:00 local
Place
Durango, CO
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N23405
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87FA153
Reported as
Amtrbs CONCEPT70
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
133 total133 in this make and model2 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.

Inflight breakup during a loop. Exceeded the g load. Glider out of annual and non acrobatic. Pilot bailed out.

As the FAA filed it

INFLIGHT BREAKUP DURING A LOOP. EXCEEDED THE G LOAD. GLIDER OUT OF ANNUAL AND NON ACROBATIC. PILOT BAILED OUT.

NTSB investigation

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