- Date
- October 26, 1974
- Place
- Adrian, MI · ADRIAN, MI
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N14AASchleicher AS-K13
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741026035419A
- Case key
- 141089
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3136 74/10/26 ADRIAN,MICH SCHLEICHER AS-K13 CR- 0 2 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 21 TOTAL TIME - 1327 N14AA PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LENAWEE CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ADRIAN,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COPILOT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SPOILERS DEPLOYED.INSTRUCTOR PLT/PAX IN REAR SEAT AT CTLS DURING RELEASE FRM TOW PLANE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14AA
- Reported as
- Schleicher AS-K13
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lenawee Co
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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.