- Date
- June 12, 1981
- Place
- Paducah, KY · PADUCAH, KY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N44MBAmeagle Minbat
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810612032479A
- Case key
- 125545
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1150 81/6/12 PADUCAH,KY AMEAGLE MINBAT CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 165 TIME - 1945 N44MB PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARRINGTON AIRPRK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PADUCAH,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44MB
- Reported as
- Ameagle Minbat
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farrington Airprk
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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