- Date
- May 11, 1984, 13:20 local (17:20 UTC)
- Place
- Collegeville, PA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N29DTI.C.A. Brasov IS-29D2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840511018619A
- Case key
- 35342
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Analysis
According to a witness who ran the wing of the glider during takeoff, at 250 to 300 ft AGL the tow acft turned left but the glider maintained rwy heading. Shortly thereafter the tow line released at the glider-end and the glider initiated a right turn. After aprx 45 deg of turn the glider entered a right spiral and near vertical descent to ground impact. No mechanical malfunctions in either acft or the tow equipment were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29DT
- Reported as
- I.C.A. Brasov IS-29D2
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 87
- Airframe hours
- 238
- Engine
- unknown UNK, unknown
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Horace Pettit,Jr.
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1984 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- N10 · Collegeville, PA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PNE, 21 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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