# Accident 19810520027069A: Eirvon PIK20D, Minden, NV, May 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1981, 12:20 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Douglas Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9646° N, 119.7666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9646&lon=-119.7666&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7820D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7820D) (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: 394 total, 382 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DXQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810520027069A

## Narrative

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

A SPOILER DEPLOYED AFTER TOW RELEASE. UNABLE TO MAKE RUNWA DUE TO DRAG. GLIDER MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED.

## 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 LAX81DXQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ18), May 20, 1981: Eiriavion PIK-20 (N7820D), Minden, NV, 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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