20170513008889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · AS+ AC 4 · Blair, NE · May 13, 2017

Date: May 13, 2017 · 15:20 local
Place: Blair, NE
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N358R
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17LA181
Reported as: AS+ AC 4
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 80 total55 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N358RRegistration cancelled Apr 3, 2020 · AS+ AC 4S/N 025 · Built 1997 Airframe modelAS+ AC 4 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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On may 13, 2017, at approximately 1520 CDT, N358R, an aviastroitel As+ Ltd ac 4 sailplane, crashed while attempting to take off from a grass field located just northeast of the approach end of runway 13 at the Blair municipal airport (bta) in Blair NE. The crash resulted in one fatality, the pilot. There were no passengers and no injuries to personnel on the ground. The aircraft received substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 13, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1520 CDT, N358R, AN AVIASTROITEL AS+ LTD AC 4 SAILPLANE, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A GRASS FIELD LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 13 AT THE BLAIR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BTA) IN BLAIR NE. THE CRASH RESULTED IN ONE FATALITY, THE PILOT. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS AND NO INJURIES TO PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 CEN17LA181Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBlair, NEThe pilot's loss of control due to his diverted attention as he attempted to close the canopy that opened during initial climb.May 13, 2017 · Substantial damage