Slingsby T-53 N1663
27 March 1971 · Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 March 1971 at about 13:00 local time, a Slingsby T-53 registered N1663, operated by MIT Soaring AS, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Norfolk
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Slingsby T-53
- Registration
- N1663
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- MIT Soaring AS
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0104
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
WHEEL EQPD.AIRBORNE, TOW LINE BROKE ABT 350FT AGL.LNDD ON SHORT FLD, TREES ON END.FUSELAGE DMGD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Slingsby T-53 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 1971 | Slingsby T-53 | Elsinore, California, United States | Phoenix Club I | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |