# Accident 19881016048529A: Amtrrh RH3, Erie, CO, October 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1988, 15:20 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Parkland Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0707° N, 105.0264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PARKLAND (7CO0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0707&lon=-105.0264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69272, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69272-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ross Hicks Sailplane RH-3 (registry code 056033X, https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-hicks-sailplane-rh-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRRH RH3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,607 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89DTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881016048529A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN89DTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DTE01), Oct 16, 1988: Hicks/Mervin RH-3 (N69272), Erie, CO, 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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