# Accident 20110410006649A: Let L 33 SOLO, New Castle, VA, April 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2011, 14:45 local time
- Place: New Castle, VA
- Airport: New Castle Glider Port
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4733° N, 80.1031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4733&lon=-80.1031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N286BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N286BA-2011-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Let L 33 SOLO (registry code 1360309, https://openairdocs.org/model/let-l-33-solo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LET L 33 SOLO
- Reported engine: N/A N/A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110410006649A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS BEING TOWED ALOFT AND, ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE FLIGHT PATH WAS IRRATIC.  AT AN ALTIDUDE OF 300 FEET AGL AND .25 MILES FROM THE GLIDER PORT, THE TOW ROPE BROKE DUE TO OVER STRESS AND THE GLIDER STALLED AND SPUN TO THE GROUND RESULTING IN THE PILOT'S DEATH.

## 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 ERA11LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA234), Apr 10, 2011: Let L 33 Solo (N286BA), New Castle, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Pilot incapacitation shortly after takeoff for unknown reasons.

## Other reports on N286BA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990828025349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990828025349A), Aug 28, 1999: Let L33SOLO (N286BA), Wellington, OH, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 28, 1999, about 1345 eastern daylight time, a Let L-33-solo, N286BA, was substantially damaged while landing at the Botsford Airport (67D),…

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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