- Date
- June 26, 1988, 15:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- Athol, ID
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N91419I.C.A. Brasov IS-29D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880626062119A
- Case key
- 40837
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt was on third flt in make/model. Witness stated approach was too low and slow to make airport. Acft made a turn to the left and then to the right. Wing dropped and acft entered stall/spin to the right and continued rotation to the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91419
- Reported as
- I.C.A. Brasov IS-29D
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- Unknown UNKNOWN, unknown
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Melvin S. Heter
- Registered owner
- Melvin S Heter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- Silverwood
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 71 total · 1 in this make and model · 17 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N91419 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.