H Preiss HP-19C N4259Y
21 June 1986 · Boone, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 June 1986 at about 17:25 local time, a H Preiss HP-19C registered N4259Y, operated by Michael Joseph Morrissey, was involved in an accident near Boone, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boone, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boone
- Coordinates
- 36.2000, -81.6594
- Aircraft
- H Preiss HP-19C
- Registration
- N4259Y
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Michael Joseph Morrissey
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL86FMG08
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
THE GLIDER MADE A STEEP NOSE HIGH TURN, STALLED AND CRASHED AFTER A PREMATURE TOW RELEASE AT APRX 150 FT AGL. WITNESSES SAID THAT THE GLIDER APPEARED TO BE BADLY CONTROLLED FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL. AFTER THE STALL DURING THE TURN THE ACFT ENTERED A SPIN PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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