# Accident 19810622037779A: Eirvon PIK20, Aspen, CO, June 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1981, 12:22 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Sardy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79MA-1984-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eiriavion PIK 20E (registry code 5760207, https://openairdocs.org/model/eiriavion-pik-20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EIRVON PIK20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 665 total, 5 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTE46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810622037779A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENGROSSED IN RETRACTING ENGINE ON MOTORIZED GLIDER LOST EXCESS ALTITUDE AND CRASHED ON RIDGE.

## 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 DEN81FTE46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE46), Jun 22, 1981: Eiriavion Oypik (N79MA), Aspen, CO, 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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