# Incident 20000614033969I: Valent TAIFUN17E, Salida, CO, June 14, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2000, 12:35 local time
- Place: Salida, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5301° N, 105.9984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salida, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5301&lon=-105.9984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76BP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76BP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Valentin TAIFUN 17E (registry code 9370100, https://openairdocs.org/model/valentin-taifun-17e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Limbach LIMBACH L2000 (registry code 38601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/limbach-limbach-l2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VALENT TAIFUN17E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000614033969I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ACCORDING TO WITNESSES PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED HARRIET ALEXANDER AIRPORT IN SALIDA COLORADO; WAS UNBLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE; STRUCK POWER LINES AND A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD. DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR GLIDER WAS MINOR. THE OWNER/PILOT WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE CHAFFEE COUNTY SHERIFF AND REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFFS REPORT.

## Other reports on N76BP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880123021319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880123021319I), Jan 23, 1988: Valent TAIFUN17E (N76BP), Caldwell, NJ. Snow showers approaching. Pilot returned to field. Tower did not answer call. Assumed weak radio. Continued to field.

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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