Diamond HK 36 TTC N637TT
29 May 2006 · Payson, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 May 2006 at about 00:00 local time, a Diamond HK 36 TTC registered N637TT was involved in an accident near Payson, Arizona, 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 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Payson, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Payson Airport (PAN)
- Coordinates
- 34.2567, -111.3392
- Aircraft
- Diamond HK 36 TTC
- Registration
- N637TT
- Category
- Glider
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Payson → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX06LA185
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The powered glider was in the traffic pattern for landing. On the downwind, the pilot applied power from an idle setting to full power but the engine did not respond. The pilot did not believe that a safe landing could be made straight ahead due to a residential area. He turned the glider back toward the runway, and in the turn, the glider lost just enough altitude for the left wing tip to contact the ground. The glider pivoted around the wing tip and came to rest upright. An FAA airworthiness inspector examined the engine and found no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Impact related damage to the engine precluded a test run. The FAA inspector also indicated that there was 10 gallons of fuel on board the glider.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Diamond HK-36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2005 | Diamond HK 36 TTC | Sandpoint, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2016 | Diamond HK 36 | Blanchester, Ohio, United States | Eastern Cincinnati Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2006 | General Atomics PREDATOR B | Nogales, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 2006 | Piper PA 23-235 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2006 | Waco Classic YMF 5C | Holbrook, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2006 | Wilson Quicksilver SPORT 2S | Buckeye, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Mar 2006 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Winslow, Arizona, United States | Ronald D. Craig | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2006 | Cessna 152 | Peoria, Arizona, United States | Pan Am International Flight Academy | Fatal | 2 |