# NTSB CHI81FEI27: Ameagle Mnbt, N110AC, Painesville, OH, August 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1981
- Place: Painesville, OH · PAINESVILLE, OH
- Location: 41.7216° N, 81.2584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Painesville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7216&lon=-81.2584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEI27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3409  81/8/23    PAINESVILLE,OH      AMEAGLE MNBT        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1535                    N110AC              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  53, 10541 TOTAL HOURS, 3
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CASEMENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAINESVILLE,OH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- PHASE-TOW RELEASE.GLIDER 30LBS OVR G/W & APPROX 3.9IN FORWARD OF CG FORWARD LIMIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N110AC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMEAGLE MNBT
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Casement

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810823051059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810823051059A), Aug 23, 1981: Amtr MINIBAT, Painesville, OH, Destroyed. Glider crashed during first aero tow flight. Glider pitched up then dived into ground from approximately 150-200 ft

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.

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