# NTSB NYC82FGT04: Carver HP-14B, N3320X, Altoona, PA, November 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1981
- Place: Altoona, PA · ALTOONA, PA
- Location: 40.5081° N, 78.4011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altoona, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5081&lon=-78.4011&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FGT04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGT04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3575   81/11/7   ALTOONA,PA          CARVER HP-14B       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1000
        TIME - 1158                    N3320X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JULIAN,PA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3320X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3320X-1983-05-06), registration cancelled 1983-05-06, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CARVER HP-14B
- Registry model: [Carver HP-14 B](https://openairdocs.org/model/carver-hp-14-b) (registry code 0560357) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19811107073019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811107073019A), Nov 7, 1981: Amtrbr HP14, Altoona, PA, Destroyed. Glider pilot suffered fatal heart attack in flight. Had 2 previous attacks. Medical certificate revoked. Not needed

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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