# Accident 19790407008229A: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD, Maricopa, AZ, April 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Estrella Sailport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0853° N, 112.1610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESTRELLA SAILPORT (E68), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0853&lon=-112.1610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N770R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N770R-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS (registry code 38019VE, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-cirrus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH CIRRUSSTD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,340 total, 412 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407008229A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX79DUJ61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ61), Apr 7, 1979: Cirrus Skamp (N770R), Maricopa, AZ, 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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