19801102078279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrbl Batglider · Grain Valley, MO · November 2, 1980

Date
November 2, 1980 · 12:15 local
Place
Grain Valley, MO
Airport
East Kansas City
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3783R
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81DCG09
Reported as
Amtrbl Batglider
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
86 total0 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Over-controlled on glider tow takeoff. Had to release at 50 feet altitude. Struck power line. First flight in type.

As the FAA filed it

OVER-CONTROLLED ON GLIDER TOW TAKEOFF. HAD TO RELEASE AT 50 FEET ALTITUDE. STRUCK POWER LINE. FIRST FLIGHT IN TYPE.

NTSB investigation

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