ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70743
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| Date: | Saturday 6 October 1984 |
| Time: | 13:40 |
| Type: |  Schweizer SGS 2-33 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2616H |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Twentynine Palm, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE BEING TOWED AT AN ALT OF APRX 200 FT AGL GLIDER WAS BELOW NORMAL TOW POSITION. GLIDER WAS PUT INTO A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE FOR CORRECTION AND THE WEAK LINK IN THE TOW LINE SEPARATED. GLIDER STALLED, RT WING DROPPED AND ACFT CONTACTED THE TERRAIN.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: LAX85LA003
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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