# Accident 19960803020759A: Schler KA6CR, Forrest City, AR, August 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Forrest City, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0107° N, 90.7798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0107&lon=-90.7798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N445M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N445M-2019-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher KA 6 CR (registry code 3801537, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ka-6-cr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER KA6CR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803020759A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER LOST CONTROL DURING LAUNCH, WENT INTO A DITCH. (-23) GLIDER LANDED ON DIRT ROAD - TOW PLANE LANDED ALSO. DECIDED TO TOW GLIDER AND TAKE OFF DIRT ROAD. TOW PLANE CREATED A CLOUD OF DUST - GLIDER RELEASED LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO DUST AND RUTS IN THE ROAD. GLIDER VEERED TO THE RIGHT, STRUCK IRRIGATION DITCH AND FOOT BRIDGE. NO FIRE, NO INJURIES, AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO 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 FTW96LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA330), Aug 3, 1996: Schleicher KA6-CR (N445M), Forrest City, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff. Factors were the dust restricting his visibility and the uneven terrain.

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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