# Accident 19800702030499A: Eirvon PIK20, Bishop, CA, July 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Bishop, CA
- Airport: Bishop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3731° N, 118.3636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BISHOP (BIH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3731&lon=-118.3636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7777M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7777M-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Molino PIK-20E (registry code 5760102, https://openairdocs.org/model/molino-pik-20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EIRVON PIK20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 356 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVW22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVW22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800702030499A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PILOT MADE OFF-AIRPORT LANDING ON ROAD. SAILPLANE STRUCK SAGEBRUSH WHICH CAUSED SEVERE GROUND-LOOP.

## 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 LAX80DVW22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVW22), Jul 2, 1980: Molina PIK-20 (N7777M), Bishop, CA, 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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