- Date
- August 25, 1984, 16:18 local (20:18 UTC)
- Place
- Elmira, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3622ESchweizer SGS 1-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840825043279A
- Case key
- 35381
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Very shortly after takeoff at 150 to 200 ft the tow rope failed. The glider initiated a steep left turn back to the arpt. During the turn witnesses observed the acft to stall and enter an uncontrolled near vertical descent to ground impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3622E
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 1-36
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 42
- Airframe hours
- 289
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Warren V.Hoxie
- Registered owner
- Schweizer Aircraft Corp
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 7, 1984 · 65 hours before
- Departed
- ELM · Elmira, NY
- Destination
- ELM · Elmira, NY
- Airport
- ELM · Elmira/Corning
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ELM, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.