# Accident 19810809048549A: Eirvon PIK20B, Hemet, CA, August 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1981, 13:40 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Airport: Hemet-Ryan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7340° N, 117.0223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HEMET-RYAN (HMT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7340&lon=-117.0223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96128, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96128) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Molino PIK-20B (registry code 5760104, https://openairdocs.org/model/molino-pik-20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EIRVON PIK20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 42 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810809048549A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PILOT CRASHED DURING LANDING APPROACH. PILOT ASSEMBLED FLAP SYSTEM INCORRECTLY CAUSING SPLIT FLAPS.

## 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 LAX81DUG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG44), Aug 9, 1981: Molino PIK-20 (N96128), Hemet, 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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