ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70313
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| Date: | Sunday 2 October 1988 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: | Schweizer TG-3A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N73483 |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1388 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yoder, KS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE BEING TOWED TO ALTITUDE, THE STUDENT PILOT SAID THAT THE TOW ROPE BROKE AT ABOUT 200 TO 300 FEET AGL. HE EXECUTED A TURN FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING, AND DURING THE TURN, STALLED THE ACFT. THE GLIDER DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED COLLIDING WITH TREES, THEN THE TERRAIN. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE TOW ROPE HAD BROKEN NEAR THE GLIDER TOW HOOK.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: MKC89LA001
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2009 11:07 | DColclasure | Added |
| 15-Mar-2011 15:55 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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