# Accident 19900815033069A: Amtr HP18, York Springs, PA, August 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1990, 16:50 local time
- Place: York Springs, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9995° N, 77.1102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9995&lon=-77.1102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78PR-1990-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Calvert HP-18 (registry code 05647X6, https://openairdocs.org/model/calvert-hp-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HP18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 2 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90DGT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DGT01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900815033069A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC90DGT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DGT01), Aug 15, 1990: Calvart HP-18 (N78PR), York Springs, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE GLIDER PILOT'S MISJUDGED APPROACH TO LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN THE GLIDER OVERSHOOTING THE LANDING FIELD AND IMPACTING TREES.

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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