Aviation Crash Map

Bryan HP-18 N77BF

10 May 1982 · Hazelton, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 May 1982 at about 19:15 local time, a Bryan HP-18 registered N77BF, operated by R.b. Fitch, was involved in an accident near Hazelton, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Hazelton, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bryan HP-18
Registration
N77BF
Category
Glider
Operator
R.b. Fitch
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Blairstown → Round Robin & R
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC82DHA09

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED BLAIRSTOWN, PA ON A ROUND ROBIN, TRIANGULAR COURSE TO BETHEL AND DALLAS, PA AND RETURN TO BLAIRSTOWN. HE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS PROCEEDING FROM BETHEL TO DALLAS HE ENCOUNTERED HEAVY SINKING CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO A HEAD WIND. REPORTEDLY, THE WIND WAS FROM 34O DEGREES AT 20 GUSTING 35 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE SINKING CONDITIONS PERSISTED AND HE WAS FORCED TO LAND. HE STATED THE GLIDER WAS FORCED DOWN INTO TREES ADJACENT TO HIS INTENDED LANDING AREA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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