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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sphrth Cirrus · North Adams, MA · May 4, 1980

Date
May 4, 1980 · 15:50 local
Place
North Adams, MA
Airport
Harriman
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N15WB
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FNE14
Reported as
Sphrth Cirrus
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,289 total35 in this make and model11 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.

Downdraft off end of runway, landing in strong gusty wind. Glider hit blast fence at end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

DOWNDRAFT OFF END OF RUNWAY, LANDING IN STRONG GUSTY WIND. GLIDER HIT BLAST FENCE AT END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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