- Date
- May 11, 1974
- Place
- Monroe, GA · MONROE, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N90868Let-Np-K L-13
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740511013559A
- Case key
- 124769
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1451 74/5/11 MONROE,GA LET-NP-K L-13 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 256 TIME - 1415 N90868 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONROE,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: GLIDER LAUNCH/TOW EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- GLIDER TOW RING SEPARATED 100 FT AGL DURING CLIMBOUT.SEPARATION OCCURED AT WELD POINT.WHEEL EQPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90868
- Reported as
- Let-Np-K L-13
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Monroe Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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