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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrbr HP-14 · Avenal, CA · September 18, 1992

Date
September 18, 1992 · 16:15 local
Place
Avenal, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N704B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA393
Reported as
Amtrbr HP14
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,221 total10 in this make and model25 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.

While soaring. Ruddervator control cable pulled out of clevis fork. Glider out of control,spiraled to ground impact

As the FAA filed it

WHILE SOARING. RUDDERVATOR CONTROL CABLE PULLED OUT OF CLEVIS FORK. GLIDER OUT OF CONTROL,SPIRALED TO GROUND IMPACT

NTSB investigation

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