Schweizer TG3A N73483
2 October 1988 · Yoder, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 October 1988 at about 19:30 local time, a Schweizer TG3A registered N73483 was involved in an accident near Yoder, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yoder, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sunflower (KS76)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer TG3A
- Registration
- N73483
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Yoder → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC89LA001
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
AN ABRUPT MANEUVER RESULTING IN A STALL/SPIN AND SUBSEQUENT AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT BEING MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE BEING TOWED TO ALTITUDE, THE STUDENT PILOT SAID THAT THE TOW ROPE BROKE AT ABOUT 200 TO 300 FEET AGL. HE EXECUTED A TURN FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING, AND DURING THE TURN, STALLED THE ACFT. THE GLIDER DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED COLLIDING WITH TREES, THEN THE TERRAIN. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE TOW ROPE HAD BROKEN NEAR THE GLIDER TOW HOOK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer TG3A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 1965 | Schweizer TG3A | El Mirage, California, United States | Aeronaut Soar | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Feb 1964 | Schweizer TG3A | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 May 1964 | Schweizer TG3A | Jean Nev, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 1988 | Mooney M20C | Olathe, Kansas, United States | Gerald D. Hammon | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1988 | Swearingen SA-226 | Emporia, Kansas, United States | Air Midwest | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1988 | Ellis QUICKIE Q2 | Winfield, Kansas, United States | Bradley, DAN D. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1988 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Lenexa, Kansas, United States | Vogel, Stan | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1988 | Cessna 650 | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | Jetcraft Inc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1988 | Cessna 140 | Quinter, Kansas, United States | Simons, Shawn | No injuries | - |