# Incident 19980801021869I: Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SH1, Monticello, IL, August 1, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: Monticello, IL
- Airport: Piatt County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0053° N, 88.5586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Piatt County Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0053&lon=-88.5586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88986, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88986) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SH1 (registry code 3801945, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-austria-sh1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 5 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980801021869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRMAN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE GLIDER DURING TAKEOFF, RELEASED THE TOWLINE AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AIRCRAFT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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