40.6765° N, 78.2460° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyrone, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 5, 1991 · 15:00 local
Place
Tyrone, PA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
CFASU
Reported as
Amtr HP18
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total180 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Glider flying a ridge lost lift and went into trees. Pilot in area reported good ridge wind.
As the FAA filed it
GLIDER FLYING A RIDGE LOST LIFT AND WENT INTO TREES. PILOT IN AREA REPORTED GOOD RIDGE WIND.