Champion 7GCAA N5169T
2 June 1968 · Ithaca, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 June 1968 at about 12:45 local time, a Champion 7GCAA registered N5169T, operated by Skyhook Lodge, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Ithaca, New York, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ithaca, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tomkins County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCAA
- Registration
- N5169T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Skyhook Lodge
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Towing Gliders
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1808
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 CLIMBED TOO HIGH, TOW ROPE SHORT.TOW ACFT UNABLE TO ESTABLISH CLIMB, STRUCK CAR AT END OF RWY
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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