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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schler AS-K13 · Adrian, MI · July 22, 1979

Date
July 22, 1979 · 16:00 local
Place
Adrian, MI
Airport
Lenawee Co
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9180
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEC37
Reported as
Schler ASK13
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
917 total18 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Instructor took over on glider tow take off too late to avoid crash after tow release. Insufficient altitude.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER ON GLIDER TOW TAKE OFF TOO LATE TO AVOID CRASH AFTER TOW RELEASE. INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.