# NTSB SEA76FYE61: Kasper Bekan, N1853, Issaquah, WA, September 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1976
- Place: Issaquah, WA · ISSAQUAH, WA
- Location: 47.5462° N, 122.0581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Issaquah, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5462&lon=-122.0581&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FYE61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYE61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2828  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KASPER BEKAN
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760919029559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760919029559A), Sep 19, 1976: Amtr 0560310, Issaquah, WA, Destroyed. Vortex turb frm tow plane. Plt ovr controlled,l wg came loose at attach pt. Released frm tow.

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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