# Accident 19790606014469A: Eirvon PIK20D, Manchester, MI, June 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Manchester, MI
- Airport: Rossettie
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1951° N, 84.0309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROSSETTIE (75G), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1951&lon=-84.0309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3019M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3019M-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eiriavion PIK 20D (registry code 5760206, https://openairdocs.org/model/eiriavion-pik-20d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EIRVON PIK20D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 373 total, 122 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790606014469A

## Narrative

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

TOW ROPE BROKE DURING INITIAL GLIDER TOW CLIMB,LANDED IN SOFT FIELD ,GROUND LOOPED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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