- Date
- November 1, 1980
- Place
- Ocoee, FL · OCOEE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2918Tern II
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801101058829A
- Case key
- 127468
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3669 80/11/1 NR.OCOEE,FL TERN II CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 11 TOTAL TIME - 1545 N2918 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAGUIRE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OCOEE,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- TOW-LAUNCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2918
- Reported as
- Tern II
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Maguire
N2918Registration cancelled Aug 8, 2013 · Juniper MILLERS TERN IIAirframe modelJuniper MILLERS TERN IIEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.