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FTW83LA255

1983-05-28 · LOS LUNAS, New Mexico, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport E98

Current FAA registration · N1017

Make / Model
GLASFLUGEL H 301 LIBELLE
Year of manufacture
1967 · 16 years old at event
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19690422
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A00BB8

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE GLIDER GROUND LOOPED OFF THE RWY AFTER THE WINGTIP CONTACTED TALL GRASS. THE ACFT HAD GONE TO THE RIGHT EARLY IN THETOW BUT THE PLT THOUGHT THE TOW WOULD STRAIGHTEN HIM OUT EVEN AFTER THE WING DROPPED TO THE GROUND. WHEN THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED TALL GRASS & A BUSH, THE ACFT YAWED RIGHT AND WENT INTO A DITCH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_FTW83LA255.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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