- Date
- May 26, 1979
- Place
- Benton, TN · BENTON, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N170DRSchleicher KA8B
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790526012419A
- Case key
- 135730
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1452 79/5/26 BENTON,TN SCHLEICHER KA8B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 870 TIME - 1500 N170DR PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENTON,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- PILOT RELEASED TOW CABLE AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE.WIND WAS CALM WITHOUT MUCH LIFTING ACTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N170DR
- Reported as
- Schleicher KA8B
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Chilhowee Glider
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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.