# NTSB MKC69F0454: Schleicher KA7, N4692T, Scottsbluff, NE, May 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1969
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE · SCOTTSBLUFF, NE
- Location: 41.8681° N, 103.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsbluff, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8681&lon=-103.6607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0454
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0454

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1480  69/5/24    SCOTTSBLUFF,NEBR    SCHLEICHER KA7      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N4692T              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 39, 4504 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSBLUFF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- WHILE MANEUVERING TO REDUCE HIGH SPEED DURING WINCH LAUNCH,GLIDER UNHOOKED UNINTENTIONALLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4692T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4692T-2012-11-27), registration cancelled 2012-11-27, S/N 773, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER KA7
- Registry model: [Schleicher KA 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ka-7) (registry code 3801554) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scottsbluff

## Other investigations on N4692T (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW78FPM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPM15), Jun 11, 1978: Schleicher K7 (N4692T), Haskell, OK, substantial damage

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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