19881017048329A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Pilats B4PC11A · Bridgeport, TX · October 17, 1988

Date
October 17, 1988 · 15:00 local
Place
Bridgeport, TX
Airport
Flying S Ranch Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8349
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89DPA02
Reported as
Pilats B4PC11A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,400 total52 in this make and model144 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.

Tow rope separated on auto tow takeoff. Mushed into trees to avoid deep rocky gullies.

As the FAA filed it

TOW ROPE SEPARATED ON AUTO TOW TAKEOFF. MUSHED INTO TREES TO AVOID DEEP ROCKY GULLIES.

NTSB investigation

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