# NTSB Accident IAD99FA004
> **Cessna 305A** · 1998-10-05 · WARREN, VT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD99FA004
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11267
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-10-05
- **Location:** WARREN, VT, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 305A
- **Registration:** N5213G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The glider pilot's failure to perform the emergency tow release and abort the takeoff.  A factor in the accident was the glider pilot's improper decision to make repeated attempts to close the canopy in flight.

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