- Date
- June 21, 1986, 12:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place
- Boone, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4259YH. Preiss HP-19C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860621026729A
- Case key
- 7007
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The glider made a steep nose high turn, stalled and crashed after a premature tow release at aprx 150 ft AGL. Witnesses said that the glider appeared to be badly controlled from the beginning of the takeoff roll. After the stall during the turn the acft entered a spin prior to ground impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4259Y
- Reported as
- H. Preiss HP-19C
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 002
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael Joseph Morrissey
- Registered owner
- Henrick K. Preiss
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · April 15, 1986
- Airport
- Boone
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 63 total · 7 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HKY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.