ASPEN, CO, USA
N5742S
SCHWEIZER 84
AT LOW ALTITUDE AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT HIT TURBULENCE AND THE TOW ROPE BROKE. THE PILOT REVERSED COURSE AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. HAVING INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE, HE LANDED ON A RAILROAD TRACK AND COLLIDED WITH BUSHES. THE LEFT WING CANOPY AND NOSE WERE DAMAGED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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