- Date
- October 6, 1984, 13:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Twentynine Palm, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2616HSchweizer SGS 2-33
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841006054459A
- Case key
- 24567
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Analysis
While being towed at an alt of aprx 200 ft AGL glider was below normal tow position. Glider was put into a nose high attitude for correction and the weak link in the tow line separated. Glider stalled, rt wing dropped and acft contacted the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2616H
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 2-33
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 426
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Civil Air Patrol, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 1, 1984 · 60 hours before
- Airport
- TNP · Twentynine Palms, runway 8, 5,520 × 47 ft
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
- 63
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 800 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TRM, 32 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.