ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298852
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| Date: | Saturday 17 June 2000 |
| Time: | 13:31 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Soar Minden |
| Registration: | N8578L |
| MSN: | 25-5004 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8593 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | COLEVILLE, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| MINDEN , NV (KMEV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was attempting to tow a sailplane out from a field. The sailplane pilot had lost lift and made a precautionary landing, and contacted the tow plane company for assistance. After landing the tow plane in the open field, both pilots paced off about 15/1,600 feet, which the tow pilot estimated would be sufficient for takeoff at 5,300 feet msl. The density altitude was calculated to be about 7,903 feet msl. During the takeoff climb the tow plane collided with a fence. The sailplane released, overflew the tow plane about 2 to 4 feet, and collided with another fence.
Probable Cause: the tow plane pilot's inadequate airplane performance calculations.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX00LA233
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 23:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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