# Accident 19771002028149A: Sphrth CIRRUS, Quartz Hill Ca, CA, October 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1977
- Place: Quartz Hill Ca, CA
- Airport: Quartz Hill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.6500° N, 118.2060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Quartz Hill Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6500&lon=-118.2060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6660, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6660) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS (registry code 38019VC, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-cirrus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH CIRRUS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 250 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771002028149A

## Narrative

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

WING CAUGHT WEED AT EDGE OF RWY CAUSING PITCH-UP,STALL.

## 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 LAX78DUQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUQ01), Oct 2, 1977: Schemp Cirrus (N6660), Quartz Hill, CA, substantial damage

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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