# Accident 19850831042259A: Szd SZD45AOGAR, Fort Atkinson, WI, August 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fort Atkinson, WI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9201° N, 88.8402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9201&lon=-88.8402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35AS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SZD SZD45AOGAR
- Reported engine: LIMBAH SL1700EC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,851 total, 63 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FEP04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEP04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831042259A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI85FEP04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEP04), Aug 31, 1985: PZL-Bielsko SZD-45A Ogar (N35AS), Ft. Atkinson, WI, 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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