MINR · AERO COMMANDER CALLAIR A 9 · 2018-02-24 · Bunn, NC, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA18LA087
Event ID
20180226X10119
Type
Accident
Date
2018-02-24
Location
Bunn, NC, USA
Coordinates
35.926666, -78.248054
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
AERO COMMANDER
Model
CALLAIR A 9
Registration
N8401V
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The glider instructor's delayed remedial action when the glider became out of position during aerotow, which resulted in excessive side-loading of the release hook and a delay in the glider's release from tow, which resulted in the towplane’s descent and impact with trees.