- Date
- June 21, 1986, 13:05 local (17:05 UTC)
- Place
- Chester, SC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9700PAndrew D. Moore HP-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860621027129A
- Case key
- 7136
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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 pilot related that while turning from base to final he heard a loud bang from the left side of the aircraft. The aircraft entered a steep left turn and crashed left of final approach course. Post crash examination of the aircraft revealed that the flap disengaged from the flap drive unit resulting in a split flap condition. The flaps had been modified with the use of pop rivets at the attach points.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9700P
- Reported as
- Andrew D. Moore HP-18
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 18-162
- Airframe hours
- 200
- Engine
- unknown UNK, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William P. Davis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 22, 1986
- Airport
- 9A6 · Chester Muni, runway 35, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 127 total · 127 in this make and model · 127 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.