Airmate HP-10 N6511D
20 March 1982 · El Paso, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 20 March 1982 at about 21:30 local time, a Airmate HP-10 registered N6511D, operated by Morris J. Wright, was involved in an accident near El Paso, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sunland (TA41)
- Coordinates
- 31.8493, -106.5308
- Aircraft
- Airmate HP-10
- Registration
- N6511D
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Morris J. Wright
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Paso → El Paso
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA099
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ON THE FIRST FLIGHT SINCE PURCHASE OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS RELEASED FROM THE TOW AT 1700 FT AGL AND CLIMBED IN A THERMAL TO 2000 FT AGL WHERE HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL AND SPIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD DIFFICULTY IN RECOVERING AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO UNTIL HE WAS AT 400 FT AGL. AFTER RECOVERY THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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