# Accident 20010929028599A: AS+ AC 4, Marshall, MI, September 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2001, 14:25 local time
- Place: Marshall, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2594° N, 84.9493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2594&lon=-84.9493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68PR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68PR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: AS+ AC 4 (registry code 05628R1, https://openairdocs.org/model/as-plus-ac-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010929028599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2001, AT 1425 EST., AN AS+LTD AC4 GLIDER, N68PR COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A TAKEOFF ATTEMPT FROM BROOKS FIELD, MARSHALL, MICHIGAN. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF WHEN HIS HAT SLIPPED OVER HIS EYES AND OBSCURRED HIS VISION. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH THE GROUND THE PILOT, MR. JOHN GIBSON, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2001, AT 1425 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AS+ LTD AC-4 GLIDER, N68PR, COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN ON TAKEOFF FROM BROOKS FIELD, MARSHALL, MICHIGAN. THE PILOT RECEIVED A SERIOUS INJURY AND THE GLIDER RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI01LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA332), Sep 29, 2001: AviaStrottel AC 4C (N68PR), Marshfield, MI, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to release from the tow plane during the takeoff. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's vision was restricted by his hat during the takeoff.

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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