Aero Tek IV N101AT
22 May 1977 · Moriarty, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 May 1977 at about 14:45 local time, a Aero Tek IV registered N101AT, operated by Aero TEK, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Moriarty, New Mexico, 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 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Moriarty, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Moriarty
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aero Tek IV
- Registration
- N101AT
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Aero TEK, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3791
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
PROTOTYPE RACING GLIDER.WINGS SEPARATED.THERMAL STRENGTH IN AREA 200-1000FPM, POSSIBLY 1500FPM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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