Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary LAX85LA003

TWENTYNINE PALM, CA, USA

Aircraft #1

N2616H

SCHWEIZER SGS 2-33

Analysis

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.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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