# Accident 19880905036759A: Glasfl H301LIBELLE, Salida, CO, September 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1988, 14:15 local time
- Place: Salida, CO
- Airport: Harriet Alexander Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5290° N, 105.9990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5290&lon=-105.9990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71949, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71949-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glasflugel H 301 LIBELLE (registry code 3800337, https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-h-301-libelle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFL H301LIBELLE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 14 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880905036759A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED AN ACCELERATED STALL IN A LOW STEEP BANK TRYING TO ALIGN WITH RUNWAY. MADE A 3 QUARTER SPIN PRIOR TO IMPACT

## 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 DEN88FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA199), Sep 5, 1988: Glasflugel H-301 (N71949), Salida, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N71949 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810901054009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810901054009A), Sep 1, 1981: Glasfl H301LIBELLE (N71949), Maricopa, AZ, Substantial damage. Took off with spoilers unlocked. Effort to close,lost towplane, released. Turned back hit runway. High sink rate.

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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