- Date
- June 3, 1984, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fremont, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N705WMolino PIK 20E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840603060329A
- Case key
- 24352
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Analysis
The plt stated that during takeoff, the motorized glider had just lifted off when the right wing dropped & hit tall weeds next to the 20 ft wide paved rwy. The weeds were about 2 1/2 ft tall. Subsequently, the glider 'ground looped' to the right & the fuselage failed. The plt stated that the arpt was not maintained properly for acft with low wings that may have to be lowered to correct for wind conditions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N705W
- Reported as
- Molino PIK 20E
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 702
- Airframe hours
- 274
- Engine
- Rotax 505, 43 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ken Ferguson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 28, 1984 · 75 hours before
- Airport
- 8Q7 · Sky Sailing, runway 28, 1,840 × ft, asphalt
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 450 total · 200 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.