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| Date: | Friday 24 April 1981 |
| Time: | 12:10 |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N15PE |
| MSN: | 116 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chester, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Spoilers deployed, tow pilot releashed glider to avoid collision with power lines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB Identification: ATL81FLG09
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jan-2010 22:02 | DColclasure | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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