# Accident 20160806020119A: Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1, Channahon, IL, August 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Channahon, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4308° N, 88.2494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4308&lon=-88.2494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N551DR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551DR-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1 (registry code 8821644, https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-55-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PDPS PZL-BIELSKO SZD-55-1
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160806020119A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER N551DR WAS DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 27 AT THE CHICAGO GLIDER CLUB AIRPORT (IL59) IN MINOOKA, IL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A STEEP ANGLE OF DESCENT 50-100 FEET SOUTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN16FA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA308), Aug 6, 2016: Pzl-Bielsko SZD 55-1 (N551DR), Channahon, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The glider pilot's failure to maintain adequate pitch control while being towed and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed control after releasing from the towline, which resulted in…

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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