# Accident 19800525019889A: Eirvon PIK20D, Tucson, AZ, May 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1980, 14:55 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39RB-2014-12-05) (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: 350 total, 12 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUJ61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800525019889A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF THERMALS AWAY FROM BASE. TRIED TO LAND IN A SCHOOL YARD. OVERSHOT AND STRUCK A FENCE AT THE FAR END.

## 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 LAX80DUJ61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ61), May 25, 1980: Eiriavion PIK-20 (N39RB), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N39RB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120506008659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120506008659A), May 6, 2012: Eiriavion Oy PIK 20D (N39RB), Eagleville, TN, Destroyed. 5-7-2012: On scene investigation of a sailplane accident that occurred on may 6, 2012. The accident occurred at the Puckett Field glider port located in…

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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