# Incident 19911005044939I: Amtr HP18, Tyrone, PA, October 5, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Tyrone, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6765° N, 78.2460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyrone, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6765&lon=-78.2460&mi=10
- Aircraft: CFASU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HP18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 180 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911005044939I

## Narrative

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

GLIDER FLYING A RIDGE LOST LIFT AND WENT INTO TREES. PILOT IN AREA REPORTED GOOD RIDGE WIND.

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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