# Accident 20000812037429A: Amtr WINDROSE, Marion, OH, August 12, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2000
- Place: Marion, OH
- Airport: Marion Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6163° N, 83.0635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARION MUNI (MNN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6163&lon=-83.0635&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGELQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WINDROSE
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000812037429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER BEING RELEASED BY THE TOW PLANE, AT 2,000 FT AGL, THE GLIDER GOT INVERTED AND IN A SPIN. THE PILOT PARACHUTED TO SAFETY. THE GLIDER CRASHED IN A FIELD.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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