Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Schleicher ASW 27-18, N604DB, incident occurred on July 17, 2026, at Truckee-Tahoe Airport (TKF/KTRK), Truckee, California

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N604DB

- History of Flight:
On July 17, 2026, at about 1155 local time, a Schleicher ASW 27-18 glider, N604DB, registered to Glideplan Inc, sustained unknown damage when it was involved in an incident at Truckee-Tahoe Airport (TKF/KTRK), Truckee, California. The pilot was not injured.

The FAA reported that the glider was on departure when the tow rope broke during causing it to land on runway and strike runway lights.

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