FTW82DA264
1982-07-04 · REFUGIO, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport RFG
Current FAA registration · N604VP
- Make / Model
- GLASFLUGEL 604
- Engine
- NONE NONE
- Seats / Engines
- 1 seats · 1 engine
- Last airworthiness date
- 19800801
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S A7D804
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PILOT ACCIDENTLY RELEASED THE TOW LINE AT ABOUT 50 FEET AGL WHEN HIS PARACHUTE CAUGHT ON THE TOW RELEASE HANDLE. IN ATTEMPTING TO TURN TO THE RUNWAY, HE DRAGGED A WING. THE GLIDER FUSELAGE BROKE AFT OF THE COCKPIT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1982_FTW82DA264.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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