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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · SZD SZD45AOGAR · Fort Atkinson, WI · August 31, 1985

Date
August 31, 1985 · 14:00 local
Place
Fort Atkinson, WI
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N35AS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85FEP04
Reported as
SZD SZD45AOGAR
Reported engine
LIMBAH SL1700EC
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,851 total63 in this make and model24 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.

Engine lost power on takeoff climb. Motorized glider stalled in gusts and dived into the ground. Power loss unknown

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. MOTORIZED GLIDER STALLED IN GUSTS AND DIVED INTO THE GROUND. POWER LOSS UNKNOWN

NTSB investigation

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