Concept 70 N23405
17 June 1987 · Durango, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 June 1987 at about 23:00 local time, a Concept 70 registered N23405, operated by Donald E. Howard, was involved in an accident near Durango, Colorado, 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Durango, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.2698, -107.8800
- Aircraft
- Concept 70
- Registration
- N23405
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Donald E. Howard
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Durango → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87FA153
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 PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING FOR ONE HOUR AND HAD BEEN DOING ACROBATICS. HE HAD STARTED AN INSIDE LOOP AND DURING PULL UP, HE REPORTED INDICATING 5.5 G'S ON HIS NEW G METER. THE PLT REPORTED THAT BOTH WINGS LEFT THE ACFT AND HE JETTISONED THE CANOPY. HE BAILED OUT AND LANDED SAFELY IN TREES. THE ACFT FUSELAGE IMPACTED IN A FIELD AND WAS DESTROYED. THE WINGS AND OTHER WRECKAGE WERE SCATTERED OVER FARM LAND IN A ONE HALF MILE PATH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Concept 70 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 1972 | Concept 70 | Minden, Nevada, United States | Indrebo.rucker | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 1987 | Piper PA-31 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Western Aviators | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1987 | Beechcraft 58 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Aero Charter | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Feb 1987 | Boeing 737-2A6 | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1987 | Airbus A-300-B4-203 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1987 | Cessna R172K | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1987 | Cessna 210 | Greeley, Colorado, United States | Hoffman, Richard W. | No injuries | - |