# Accident 19740707022539A: Sphrth SSTDAUST, Frankfort, MI, July 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1974
- Place: Frankfort, MI
- Airport: City-County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 44.6368° N, 86.2320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6368&lon=-86.2320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N415M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N415M-2018-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA S (registry code 3801933, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-austria-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH SSTDAUST
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,381 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740707022539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GND-WINCH TOW.CABLE RELEASED EARLY.PLT MNTND CLIMB ATTITUDE TOO LONG.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI75DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM01), Jul 7, 1974: Schemp SHI (N415M), Frankfort, MI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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