# Accident 19930817029609A: Pilats B4PC11AF, Truckee, CA, August 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1993, 15:15 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3201° N, 120.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRUCKEE-TAHOE (TRK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3201&lon=-120.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N205AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N205AS-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus B4-PC11AF (registry code 7090103, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-b4-pc11af) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATS B4PC11AF
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930817029609A

## Narrative

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

ERRACTIC FLIGHT SEEN OF GLIDER UNDER AIRCRAFT TOW. PILOT TRIED TURN BACK LOST CONTROL. TOW CABLE FRAYED AND BINDING

## 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 LAX93LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA326), Aug 17, 1993: Pilatus B4-PC11AF (N205AS), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO CONDUCT ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT CHECKS WHICH RESULTED IN THE GLIDER TAKING OFF WITH A FRAYED RELEASE HOOK CABLE, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, AND THE INADVERTENT STALL.

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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