# Accident 19760422009969A: Laikfn LK10A, Abilene, TX, April 22, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1976
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Elmdale Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 32.4501° N, 99.6504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELMDALE AIRPARK (82TS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4501&lon=-99.6504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9778H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9778H-1985-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Laister-Kauffman LK-10A (registry code 5090204, https://openairdocs.org/model/laister-kauffman-lk-10a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAIKFN LK10A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,919 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FPD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPD37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760422009969A

## Narrative

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

FLT TO QUALIFY OTR PLT FOR GLIDER TOW PRIVILEGES.NR MAX GWT,0.8IN AFT REAR CG LIMIT.

## 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 FTW76FPD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPD37), Apr 22, 1976: Laister LK-10A (N9778H), Abilene, TX, 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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