Event CHI91LA045

1990-12-09 WARRENSBURG, Missouri, United States Airport · 9K4 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N26LP

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 172S

Year of manufacture

2024

Engine

LYCOMING IO-360-L2A (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20241116

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A27DAC

Registrant of record

ALF IX LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N26LP Laister LP-49 None

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TYPE AIRCRAFT, AND TYPE OF OPERATION.

Factual narrative

STUDENT PILOT ON OBSERVED SOLO IN GLIDER HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF TOW BEFORE BECOMING AIRBORNE, AND RELEASED TOWLINE. GLIDER DEPARTED RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND HIT ANOTHER GLIDER PARKED ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_CHI91LA045.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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