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CHI75FEC19

1974-10-26 · ADRIAN, Michigan, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N14AA

Make / Model
SCHLEICHER AS-K13
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19700713
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0A058

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
SCHLEICHER AS-K13 · N14AA
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
C
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
Part 91 (general aviation)
Airport
LENAWEE CO
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
230° / 10 kt
Temp
57° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000013214
Total time
470 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
21
Age
34

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

T AT CTLS DURING RELEASE FRM TOW PLANE.

Investigator remarks

SPOILERS DEPLOYED.INSTRUCTOR PLT/PAX IN REAR SEA

Cause factors

  • 64/A/23 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 64/A/31 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 65/A/20 A
    COPILOT Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 88/1/AW 1
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FEMALE PILOT Subordinate · 1

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 3136. Source file NTSB_1974_3_3136.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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