# Accident 19730414010259A: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD, San Manuel, AZ, April 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1973
- Place: San Manuel, AZ
- Airport: San Manuel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 32.6364° N, 110.6473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN MANUEL (E77), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6364&lon=-110.6473&mi=10
- Aircraft: N462E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N462E-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS (registry code 38019VE, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-cirrus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH CIRRUSSTD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,720 total, 60 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DUJ75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ75) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730414010259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LND ABOUT 100 FT SHORT,DOWNDRAFT. L WG DUG INTO GRND. GROUP WEA BRIEF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX73DUJ75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ75), Apr 14, 1973: Schemp Cirrus (N462E), San Manuel, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N462E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950810040359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950810040359A), Aug 10, 1995: Sphrth CIRRUS (N462E), Peoria, AZ, Substantial damage. Ran out of thermals. Tried land at small dirt strip. Landed downwind up slope. Too high wing hit ground on s turn.
- [Accident 19950806023719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950806023719A), Aug 6, 1995: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD (N462E), Peoria, AZ, Substantial damage. Ran out of thermals. Made off airport landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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