# Accident 20081012848029A: Sabre TUKAN, Greeneville, TN, October 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2008, 08:06 local time
- Place: Greeneville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1733° N, 83.1639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1733&lon=-83.1639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75604, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75604-2015-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sabre TUKAN (registry code 05904MT, https://openairdocs.org/model/sabre-tukan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SABRE TUKAN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081012848029A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ERA09LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA013), Oct 12, 2008: Sabre Tukan (N75604), Mohawk, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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