ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195360
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| Date: | Saturday 13 May 2017 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: | Aviastroitel AC-4 Russia |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N358R |
| MSN: | 025 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 342 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blair Municipal Airport (KBTA), Blair, NE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Blair, NE (BTA) |
| Blair, NE (BTA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was making a personal local flight in the glider. The glider's canopy opened during initial climb while on an aerotow, and the pilot attempted to close the canopy. The glider entered an uncontrolled descent, impacted the departure runway and came to rest about 1,500 ft from the beginning of the runway. The glider's side-opening canopy separated from the fuselage and was found along the wreckage path. Postaccident examination of the canopy latching mechanism revealed that it was intact, and the forward and rear canopy latching pins were firmly attached to the canopy frame. The latching mechanism was actuated and functioned normally. The investigation could not determine why the canopy had opened. No mechanical anomalies were noted that would have precluded normal glider operation.The pilot was taking the medication gabapentin, which could have slowed his response time; however, the primary issue seems to have been his distraction by the open canopy. Whether effects from his medication use contributed to the pilot's lack of attention to flying the glider at the time of the accident could not be determined from the available evidence.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of control due to his diverted attention as he attempted to close the canopy that opened during initial climb.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?nNumberTxt=358R
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Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2017 01:59 | Geno | Added |
| 15-May-2017 15:40 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 30-May-2017 20:09 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 08:31 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 11-Nov-2018 09:04 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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