- Date
- April 22, 1976
- Place
- Abilene, TX · ABILENE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9778HLaister LK-10A
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760422009969A
- Case key
- 153355
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0964 76/4/22 NR.ABILENE,TX LAISTER LK-10A CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1700 N9778H PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 47, 8428 TOTAL HOURS, 6 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELMDALE AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABILENE,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING DUAL STUDENT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- FLT TO QUALIFY OTR PLT FOR GLIDER TOW PRIVILEGES.NR MAX GWT,0.8IN AFT REAR CG LIMIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9778H
- Reported as
- Laister LK-10A
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elmdale Airpark
N9778HRegistration cancelled Feb 14, 1985 · Laister-Kauffman LK-10AAirframe modelLaister-Kauffman LK-10A
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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.