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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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