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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Sabre TUKAN · Greeneville, TN · October 12, 2008

Date: October 12, 2008 · 08:06 local
Place: Greeneville, TN
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N75604
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA09LA013
Reported as: Sabre Tukan
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N75604Registration cancelled Apr 27, 2015 · Sabre TUKANS/N STII16M503-D · Built 1999 Airframe modelSabre TUKAN Engine modelRotax 503 series2 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot of the powered glider started his takeoff roll to the west with a quartering crosswind from his right just after lift off at an altitude of 10FT the left wing dipped and contacted the ground leaving a 21FT ground scare the aircraft leveled the wings and continued to climb in a sw direction. The powered glide reached an altitude of 150FT made a sharp left descending turn to 20FT at that time the aircraft nosed over and impacted the ground in a nose down attitude. The pilot did not survive the impact.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT OF THE POWERED GLIDER STARTED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL TO THE WEST WITH A QUARTERING CROSSWIND FROM HIS RIGHT JUST AFTER LIFT OFF AT AN ALTITUDE OF 10FT THE LEFT WING DIPPED AND CONTACTED THE GROUND LEAVING A 21FT GROUND SCARE THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED THE WINGS AND CONTINUED TO CLIMB IN A SW DIRECTION. THE POWERED GLIDE REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF 150FT MADE A SHARP LEFT DESCENDING TURN TO 20FT AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE PILOT DID NOT SURVIVE THE IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA09LA013Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMohawk, TNThe pilot's loss of control in flight due to a lack of flight experience or instruction. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to the recent use of marijuana and a prescription painkiller.Oct 12, 2008 · Substantial damage