ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69948
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 June 1992 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: | Schweizer SGS 2-32 |
| Owner/operator: | Nutmeg Soaring Association |
| Registration: | N2724H |
| MSN: | 504 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2012 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL%20C-75 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Milford, CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (11N) |
| (11N) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE GLIDERS INITIATE THEIR TAKEOFF FROM THE PARKING AREA AND MOVE ON TO THE RUNWAY AS THEY ARE TOWED BY THE TOW PLANE. A VEHICLE WAS LEFT PARKED NEXT TO THE RUNWAY BETWEEN A GLIDER AND THE TOW PLANE. AS THE GLIDER WAS BEING TOWED, AND MOVED ONTO THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN THE GLIDER STRIKING A VEHICLE PARKED NEXT TO THE RUNWAY.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC92LA098
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2009 11:18 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 11-Apr-2024 06:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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