# Accident 19800504011289A: Sphrth CIRRUS, North Adams, MA, May 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1980, 15:50 local time
- Place: North Adams, MA
- Airport: Harriman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6756° N, 73.1181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Adams, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6756&lon=-73.1181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15WB-2018-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS (registry code 38019VE, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-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: 1,289 total, 35 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504011289A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC80FNE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE14), May 4, 1980: Schemp STD-CR (N15WB), North Adams, MA, 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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