Hall HP-18 N81940

Summary

On 13 June 1988 at about 18:30 local time, a Hall HP-18 registered N81940, operated by Landl, Karl G., was involved in an accident near Westcliffe, 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.

Date

13 June 1988 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Westcliffe, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Lake Creek (NONE)

Coordinates

38.1297, -105.4601

Aircraft

Hall HP-18

Registration

N81940

Category

Glider

Operator

Landl, Karl G.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN88LA165

Nobody was injured.

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 SAID HIS GLIDER WAS BEING TOWED FOR TAKEOFF FROM A DRY, DUSTY, GRASS STRIP. HE SAID THE TOW PLANE BLEW UP THE DUST AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE TO MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT WITH THE 75 FT WIDE STRIP. THERE WAS A DROP OFF ON THE LT SIDE OF THE STRIP AND TALL GRASS ALONG THE RT SIDE. THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE RT, THE RT WING HIT THE TALL GRASS AND THE ACFT SPUN AROUND RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE TAIL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.