19900815033069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr HP-18 · York Springs, PA · August 15, 1990

Date
August 15, 1990 · 16:50 local
Place
York Springs, PA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N78PR
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90DGT01
Reported as
Amtr HP18
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
155 total2 in this make and model15 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.

Encountered downdrafts returning to gliderport. Overshot off airstrip landing in open field and crashed in trees.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFTS RETURNING TO GLIDERPORT. OVERSHOT OFF AIRSTRIP LANDING IN OPEN FIELD AND CRASHED IN TREES.

NTSB investigation

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