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Pzl-Bielsko SZD-45A OGAR N35AS

31 August 1985 · Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 31 August 1985 at about 19:00 local time, a Pzl-Bielsko SZD-45A OGAR registered N35AS, operated by Far Corporation, was involved in an accident near Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin, United States
Nearest airport
Fort Atkinson Municipal (61C)
Coordinates
42.9201, -88.8402
Aircraft
Pzl-Bielsko SZD-45A OGAR
Registration
N35AS
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Far Corporation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Fort Atkinson → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI85FEP04

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

WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT AN ALT OF APRX 40 TO 50 FT AGL. AT THIS TIME, ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ENG SLOWED DOWN, THE ACFT TURNED LEFT AND DOVE INTO THE TERRAIN. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS DISCOVERED DURING AN ENG EXAMINATION WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN ANY SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF PWR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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