# NTSB DEN77FA042: Aero Tek IV, N101AT, Moriarty, NM, May 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1977
- Place: Moriarty, NM · MORIARTY, NM
- Location: 35.0034° N, 106.0444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moriarty, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0034&lon=-106.0444&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FA042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3791  77/5/22  NR.MORIARTY,NM        AERO TEK IV         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 5000
        TIME - 1445                    N101AT              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORIARTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MORIARTY,NM                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: WING ATTACHMENT FITTINGS,BOLTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           WEATHER - OTHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      85
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PROTOTYPE RACING GLIDER.WINGS SEPARATED.THERMAL STRENGTH IN AREA 200-1000FPM,POSSIBLY 1500FPM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N101AT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101AT-1978-02-02), registration cancelled 1978-02-02, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO TEK IV
- Registry model: [Aerotek IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-iv) (registry code 0110302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Moriarty

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770522037719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770522037719A), May 22, 1977: Amtr 0130110, Moriarty, NM, Destroyed. Prototype racing glider. Wings separated. Thermal strength in area 200-1000FPM,possibly 1500FPM.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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