# NTSB MKC76FCQ07: Kennedy-Wat KW-1, N371M, Fowler, KS, August 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1975
- Place: Fowler, KS · FOWLER, KS
- Location: 37.3833° N, 100.1958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fowler, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3833&lon=-100.1958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149875
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCQ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCQ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2097  75/8/10    FOWLER,KS           KENNEDY-WAT KW-1    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1310                    N371M               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENNEDY GLIDER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOWLER,KS                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: WING ATTACHMENT FITTINGS,BOLTS
        REMARKS- ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE GLIDER FROM TOW PLANE.R WING WITH LIFT STRUTS SEPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N371M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N371M-1975-09-12), registration cancelled 1975-09-12, S/N 1, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KENNEDY-WAT KW-1
- Registry model: [Kennedy-Watson K-W](https://openairdocs.org/model/kennedy-watson-k-w) (registry code 05603TX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kennedy Glider

## 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 19750810023199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750810023199A), Aug 10, 1975: Amtr 0560310, Fowler, KS, Destroyed. Accident occurred while attempting to release glider from tow plane.r wing with lift struts sepd.

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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