- Date
- September 19, 1976
- Place
- Issaquah, WA · ISSAQUAH, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1853Kasper Bekan
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760919029559A
- Case key
- 155825
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2828 76/9/19 ISSAQUAH,WA KASPER BEKAN CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 9684 TIME - 1420 N1853 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ISSAQUAH SKYPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ISSAQUAH,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- VORTEX TURB FRM TOW PLANE.PLT OVR CONTROLLED,L WG CAME LOOSE AT ATTACH PT.RELEASED FRM TOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1853
- Reported as
- Kasper Bekan
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Issaquah Skyport
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.