- Date
- October 4, 1984, 10:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hood River, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5786SSchweizer SGS 2-33A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841004055229A
- Case key
- 40073
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At about 150 ft AGL on climb out, the tow plane lost power for an unspecified reason. The glider pilot released the tow and executed a 180 degree course reversal to a downwind (15 KTS) landing. During roll out, the left wing contacted the ground, causing an inadvertant ground loop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5786S
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 115
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph Deem
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 4S2 · Hood River, OR
- Destination
- 4S2 · Hood River, OR
- Airport
- 4S2 · Hood River, runway 24, 3,040 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 38
- Certificates
- Student, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 2 in this make and model · 192 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5786S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.