- Date
- April 25, 1982, 15:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place
- Moultonboro, NH
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N79RCSchleicher ASW-19
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820425010949A
- Case key
- 71779
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Several witnesses saw the glider circle over the airport before it crashed. One of the witnesses reported that the glider was about 50 to 100 ft high and was coming in normally when it suddenly nose-dived and headed almost vertically toward the ground. The pilot was seriously injured and did not recall anything pertaining to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79RC
- Reported as
- Schleicher ASW-19
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 19141
- Airframe hours
- 253
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Harvey Howell
- Registered owner
- Harvey Howell
- Departed
- Plymouth, NH
- Destination
- Plymouth, NH
- Airport
- Moultonboro Muni
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 35 in this make and model · 32 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 174 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.