Glassflugel 604 N604VP
4 July 1982 · Refugio, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 July 1982 at about 19:20 local time, a Glassflugel 604 registered N604VP, operated by Mark P. Bratton, was involved in an accident near Refugio, Texas, 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 19:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Refugio, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rooke Field (RFG)
- Coordinates
- 28.3004, -97.2709
- Aircraft
- Glassflugel 604
- Registration
- N604VP
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Mark P. Bratton
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Refugio → Refugio
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA264
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 ACCIDENTLY RELEASED THE TOW LINE AT ABOUT 50 FEET AGL WHEN HIS PARACHUTE CAUGHT ON THE TOW RELEASE HANDLE. IN ATTEMPTING TO TURN TO THE RUNWAY, HE DRAGGED A WING. THE GLIDER FUSELAGE BROKE AFT OF THE COCKPIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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