# Accident 19880403009859A: Start H101, Winter Haven, FL, April 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9799° N, 81.7808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9799&lon=-81.7808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999WC-2000-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Start & Flug H101 "SALTO" (registry code 8500101, https://openairdocs.org/model/start-flug-h101-salto) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: START H101
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 1 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880403009859A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO AVOID A GLIDER BEING PUSHED OFF RUNWAY WHILE LANDING. GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 MIA88LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA140), Apr 3, 1988: Start & Flug H101 Salto (N999WC), Winter Haven, FL, 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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