Schweizer 84 N5742S
29 August 1982 · Aspen, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 August 1982 at about 19:10 local time, a Schweizer 84 registered N5742S, operated by Gliders of Aspen, was involved in an accident near Aspen, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aspen, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sardy Field
- Coordinates
- 39.1905, -106.8201
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 84
- Registration
- N5742S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Gliders of Aspen
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Aspen → Aspen
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN82DA177
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
AT LOW ALTITUDE AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT HIT TURBULENCE AND THE TOW ROPE BROKE. THE PILOT REVERSED COURSE AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. HAVING INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE, HE LANDED ON A RAILROAD TRACK AND COLLIDED WITH BUSHES. THE LEFT WING CANOPY AND NOSE WERE DAMAGED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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