- Date
- August 29, 1982, 13:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- Aspen, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5742SSchweizer 84
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820829042359A
- Case key
- 69818
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Glider launch/tow equipment - failure,totalCause
Weather condition - turbulenceFactor
Forced landing
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
On ground/water collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
At low altitude after takeoff, the aircraft hit turbulence and the tow rope broke. The pilot reversed course and attempted to return to the airport. Having insufficient altitude, he landed on a railroad track and collided with bushes. The left wing canopy and nose were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5742S
- Reported as
- Schweizer 84
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- SGS 2-33A
- Airframe hours
- 1,270
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gliders Of Aspen
- Registered owner
- Dieter Bibbig
- Departed
- ASE · Aspen, CO
- Destination
- ASE · Aspen, CO
- Airport
- Sardy Field, runway 33, 6,000 × 80 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 516 total · 117 in this make and model · 350 as pilot in command · 112 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 144 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.