NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW92LA182
Registry · N1342
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
SCHLEICHER KA 6 E
Year of manufacture
1967 · 25 years old at event
TCDS
7G1 · ALEXANDER SCHLEICHER GMBH & CO. SEGELFLUGZEUGBAU
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19770520
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A08CAB
Registrant of record
PFEIFFER NEAL J
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE WING RUNNERS FAILURE TO KEEP THE RIGHT WING UP.
Factual narrative
DURING AN AIR TOW TAKEOFF THE RIGHT WING RUNNER WAS UNABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE GLIDER AND LET GO OF THE WING. THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE GLIDER VEERED RIGHT OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A BALE OF HAY, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT RELEASED THE TOW AFTER THE COLLISION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1992_FTW92LA182.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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