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NYC68D0065

1967-07-09 · MIDDLESEX, New York, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
SCHLEICHER K7 · N4771G
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
C
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
D
Airport
AIR TECH GLIDERPT
Kind of flying
A0

Weather at impact

Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED

Aircraft history

Total time
116 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
150
Age
24

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

MISC-TOWLINE BROKE DURING WINCH TOW LAUNCH.

Investigator remarks

GLIDER TOUCHED DOWN IN TURN.L.WING STRUCK GRD.

Cause factors

  • 84/C/J C
    MISCELLANEOUS WRITTEN CAUSE Cause
  • 64/B/54 B
    PILOT IN COMMAND MISJUDGED CLEARANCE

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

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 2330. Source file NTSB_1967_3_2330.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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