Schleicher AS-K13 accident near Tullahoma, Tennessee, June 25, 1983
On June 25, 1983 at about 10:30 pm local time, a Schleicher AS-K13 (glider), registered N6877, was substantially damaged in an accident near Tullahoma, Tennessee (Tullahoma airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 25, 1983 · about 10:30 pm local time
- Place
- Tullahoma, Tennessee · Tullahoma · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Schleicher AS-K13 · all AS-K13s on the register
- Registration
- N6877 · no longer on the register · serial 13149
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS APPROACH WAS TOO FAST AND HE BOUNCED THE ACFT DURING THE LANDING. THE GLIDER DRIFTED LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH A HAYROLL. THE COLLISION CAUSED ANOTHER SWERVE AND A SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH ANOTHER HAYROLL.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 17 hours in all; 17 in this make and model; 2 in the last 90 days; 3 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 624 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 31, 1983; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,060 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: NONE (type not recorded); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: THA Tullahoma TN at 10:20 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 5,000 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 311° at 4 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6877 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ATL83LA243.