# NTSB MIA66D0111: Slingsby SL4, N256JB, Madison, GA, July 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1965
- Place: Madison, GA · MADISON, GA
- Location: 33.5790° N, 83.4760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5790&lon=-83.4760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176454
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0111

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2111  65/7/18    MADISON GA          SLINGSBY SL4        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N256JB              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 28, 880 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MADISON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- RELEASED TOW PREMATURELY TO ALLOW TOW AIRCRAFT TO CLEAR TREES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N256JB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SLINGSBY SL4
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Madison

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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