- Date
- June 9, 1979
- Place
- Manchester, MI · MANCHESTER, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3019MEiriavion PIK-20
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135778
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1383 79/6/9 NR.MANCHESTER,MI EIRIAVION PIK-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 374 TIME - 1330 N3019M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSSETTIE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANCHESTER,MI UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: GLIDER LAUNCH/TOW EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- TOW ROPE BROKE AFTER TKOF,PLT LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3019M
- Reported as
- Eiriavion PIK-20
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rossettie
N3019MRegistration cancelled Mar 26, 2013 · Eiriavion PIK 20DAirframe modelEiriavion PIK 20DEngine modelNONE
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