Aviation Crash Map

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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