ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71042
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| Date: | Sunday 29 August 1982 |
| Time: | 13:10 |
| Type: | Schweizer 84 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5742S |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1270 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aspen, CO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AT LOW ALTITUDE AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT HIT TURBULENCE AND THE TOW ROPE BROKE. THE PILOT REVERSED COURSE AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. HAVING INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE, HE LANDED ON A RAILROAD TRACK AND COLLIDED WITH BUSHES. THE LEFT WING CANOPY AND NOSE WERE DAMAGED.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: DEN82DA177
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2010 06:27 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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