19881016048529A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrrh RH-3 · Erie, CO · October 16, 1988

Date
October 16, 1988 · 15:20 local
Place
Erie, CO
Airport
Parkland Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N69272
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89DTE01
Reported as
Amtrrh RH3
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,607 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Glider porpoised on winch tow and wing became delaminated. Vertical crash. Poor bonding of repaired sections.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER PORPOISED ON WINCH TOW AND WING BECAME DELAMINATED. VERTICAL CRASH. POOR BONDING OF REPAIRED SECTIONS.

NTSB investigation

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