# NTSB Accident NYC89FA074
> **CESSNA 305A** · 1989-01-28 · BLAIRSTOWN, NJ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC89FA074
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27648
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-28
- **Location:** BLAIRSTOWN, NJ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 305A
- **Registration:** N5300G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

DELAYS BY BOTH PILOTS IN RELEASING THE GLIDER TOW LINE AFTER THE GLIDER PILOT ALLOWED THE GLIDER TO MANEUVER EXCESSIVELY ABOVE THE TOW AIRCRAFT.  THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FACTORS.

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