Champion 7KCAB N5285X

Summary

On 11 May 1985 at about 20:15 local time, a Champion 7KCAB registered N5285X was involved in an accident near Chattanooga, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 May 1985 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Chattanooga, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Sky Harbor (92F)

Coordinates

34.4202, -98.6493

Aircraft

Champion 7KCAB

Registration

N5285X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW85LA217

1 person died.

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 PILOT WAS TOW LAUNCHING A GLIDER. WHEN ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE GLIDER SUDDENLY GAINED UNWANTED ALTITUDE AND CLIMBED ABOVE THE TOW PLANE. THIS PITCHED THE NOSE OF THE TOW PLANE DOWNWARD BEFORE THE TOW LINE COULD BE RELEASED. RELEASE WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY BOTH PILOTS, HOWEVER, THE TOW PLANE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AND GROUND IMPACT OCCURRED AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ALTITUDE WITH THE LEFT WING LOW. THE GLIDER PILOT CIRCLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.