- Date
- March 21, 1981
- Place
- Arlington, WA · ARLINGTON, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9866ESchweizer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810321011159A
- Case key
- 126931
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0562 81/3/21 ARLINGTON,WA SCHWEIZER SGS126 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 67, TIME - 1135 N9866E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 11370 TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARLINGTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARLINGTON,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: OTHER AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BUCKLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: GLIDER LAUNCH/TOW EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY REMARKS- GLIDER PILOT OUT OF POSITION.SUDDEN JERK FAILED RT WG.TOW ROPE DID NOT BREAK,OVER MAX STRENGTH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9866E
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Arlington
N9866ERegistration cancelled Dec 1, 2014 · Schweizer SGS 1-26CAirframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-26CEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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