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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schler ASK21 · Plainfield, IL · July 31, 1990

Date
July 31, 1990 · 13:00 local
Place
Plainfield, IL
Airport
Clow Internation Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N342KS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90LA220
Reported as
Schler ASK21
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,316 total8 in this make and model21 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.

Too wide and too much slack in tow. Cut loose from tow plane and landed in trees.

As the FAA filed it

TOO WIDE AND TOO MUCH SLACK IN TOW. CUT LOOSE FROM TOW PLANE AND LANDED IN TREES.

NTSB investigation

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