# Accident 19901209059279A: Laistr LP49, Warrensburg, MO, December 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Warrensburg, MO
- Airport: Skyhaven Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7500° N, 93.7204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7500&lon=-93.7204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26LP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26LP-2019-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Laister Sailplane Products LP-49 (registry code 5100102, https://openairdocs.org/model/laister-sailplane-products-lp-49) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAISTR LP49
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901209059279A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT GLIDER PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON GROUND AERIAL TOW. RELEASED AND VEERED INTO A PARKED GLIDER.

## 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 CHI91LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA045), Dec 9, 1990: Laister LP-49 (N26LP), Warrensburg, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TYPE AIRCRAFT, AND TYPE OF OPERATION.

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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