L Kauffman LK10A N56300
12 September 1965 · Harvest Ala, Alabama, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 September 1965 at about 14:30 local time, a L Kauffman LK10A registered N56300 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Harvest Ala, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Harvest Ala, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Epps Airpark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- L Kauffman LK10A
- Registration
- N56300
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0544
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
GLIDER TOW LAUNCH PERSONNEL-TOW PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN TOW SPEED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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