Flug-Und Fahrzeugwerke (Ffa) DIAMANT N37AC
10 July 1983 · Frankfort, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 July 1983 at about 14:30 local time, a Flug-Und Fahrzeugwerke (Ffa) DIAMANT registered N37AC was involved in an accident near Frankfort, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Frankfort, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Frankfort (3D4)
- Coordinates
- 44.6307, -86.2303
- Aircraft
- Flug-Und Fahrzeugwerke (Ffa) DIAMANT
- Registration
- N37AC
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83LA314
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING A WINCH TOW TAKEOFF THE RIGHT WING CAUGHT IN TALL GRASS & SOFT SAND, & THE GLIDER GROUND-LOOPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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