19790407008229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sphrth Cirrusstd · Maricopa, AZ · April 7, 1979

Date
April 7, 1979 · 14:00 local
Place
Maricopa, AZ
Airport
Estrella Sailport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N770R
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79DUJ61
Reported as
Sphrth Cirrusstd
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,340 total412 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Sailplane veered off runway during takeoff tow. Struck parked glider. Dust devils in area. Possible tow plane vortex

As the FAA filed it

SAILPLANE VEERED OFF RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF TOW.STRUCK PARKED GLIDER.DUST DEVILS IN AREA.POSSIBLE TOW PLANE VORTEX

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.