ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70394
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Date: | Saturday 23 May 1987 |
Time: | 14:00 |
Type: | MONI MOTOR GLIDER |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N59MA |
MSN: | |
Total airframe hrs: | 26 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Terrell, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT STATED THE COCKPIT CANOPY OPENED DURING INITIAL CLIMB AT ABOUT 12 FEET AGL DUE TO DOWNWASH FROM NEARBY HELICOPTER AND THAT THIS DISRUPTED THE AIR FLOW SUFFICIENTLY THAT THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY WITH A HARD TOUCHDOWN AND THEN DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE CANOPY WAS PROPERLY CLOSED AND LOCKED BEFORE THE TAKEOFF WAS STARTED.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: FTW87DPA02
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
09-Dec-2009 06:15 |
DColclasure |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
07-Dec-2017 15:08 |
Mel |
Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
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