- Date
- September 7, 1983, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lapeer, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N275HWWarren Moneri S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830907046959A
- Case key
- 12024
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The glider collided with the ground after an unscheduled tow release at about 150 ft AGL.this was the plts first flt in this acft after having the engine removed and the acft recertified as a glider. Ground personnel observed the glider and tow pilot release the tow rope at about the same time. The glider's bank angle continued to increase and the nose dropped. The glider continued in this attitude until the left wing tip struck the ground. Examination of the wreckage revealed no pre-impact malfunction/failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N275HW
- Reported as
- Warren Moneri S
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 275
- Airframe hours
- 4
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Howard B. Warren
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · August 31, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Airport
- D95 · Dupont Lapeer, runway 27, 1,925 × 175 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total · 927 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.