- Date
- July 7, 1974
- Place
- Frankfort, MI · FRANKFORT, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N415MSchemp SHI
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740707022539A
- Case key
- 128197
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1813 74/7/7 FRANKFORT,MICH SCHEMP SHI CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 1040 N415M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 2381 TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CITY-COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRANKFORT,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: GLIDER LAUNCH/TOW EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- GND-WINCH TOW.CABLE RELEASED EARLY.PLT MNTND CLIMB ATTITUDE TOO LONG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N415M
- Reported as
- Schemp SHI
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- City-County
N415MRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2018 · Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SAirframe modelSchempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.