YODER, KS, USA
N73483
SCHWEIZER TG3A
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.
AN ABRUPT MANEUVER RESULTING IN A STALL/SPIN AND SUBSEQUENT AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT BEING MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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