ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40844
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| Date: | Sunday 16 October 1988 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: | Hicks/Mervin RH-3 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N69272 |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 651 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Erie, CO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HOMEBUILT GLIDER WAS WINCH LAUNCHED TO A HEIGHT OF 300 TO 500 FT AGL. WITNESSES SAID THE PLANE PORPOISED 3 TIMES AND THE TOW LINE SEPARATED. THE WITNESSES SAID THE FUSELAGE THEN BUCKLED AT A PT SLIGHTLY AFT OF THE WING TRAILING EDGE. THE REAR SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE AND EMPENNAGE THEN SEPARATED AND THE GLIDER CRASHED. PIECES OF THE WOOD FROM THE GLIDER FRAME WERE SENT TO A FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY. NO EVIDENCE OF WOOD DECAY WAS FOUND; HOWEVER, THE UREA-FORMALDEHYDE GLUE USED IN THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION SHOWED EVIDENCE OF DEGRADATION. THE SPECIALIST ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL AREAS WHICH HAD BEEN REGLUED, HAD FAILED, AND HAD BEEN REPAIRED. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X27021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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