# Accident 20170513008889A: As+ Ltd AC 4, Blair, NE, May 13, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2017, 15:20 local time
- Place: Blair, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4147° N, 96.1089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4147&lon=-96.1089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N358R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N358R-2020-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: AS+ AC 4 (registry code 05628R1, https://openairdocs.org/model/as-plus-ac-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AS+ LTD AC 4
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 55 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170513008889A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN17LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA181), May 13, 2017: AS+ AC 4 (N358R), Blair, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control due to his diverted attention as he attempted to close the canopy that opened during initial climb.

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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