# NTSB MIA80DLD76: Schleicher KA6E, N106E, Winter Haven, FL, June 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1980
- Place: Winter Haven, FL · WINTER HAVEN, FL
- Location: 28.0222° N, 81.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winter Haven, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0222&lon=-81.7329&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLD76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2078  80/6/29    WINTER HAVEN,FL     SCHLEICHER KA6E     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1235                    N106E               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILBERT FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINTER HAVEN,FL            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W BLANIK L-13,N48052,CAUSING SUB DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N106E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106E-1994-07-12), registration cancelled 1994-07-12, S/N 4078 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER KA6E
- Registry model: [Schleicher KA 6 E](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ka-6-e) (registry code 3801545) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gilbert Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800629024229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800629024229A), Jun 29, 1980: Schler KA6E, Winter Haven, FL, Substantial damage. Glider student swerved off runway during takeoff run and struck parked aircraft.

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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