# Accident 19810901054009A: Glasfl H301LIBELLE, Maricopa, AZ, September 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Estrella Sailport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0853° N, 112.1610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESTRELLA SAILPORT (E68), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0853&lon=-112.1610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71949, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71949-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glasflugel H 301 LIBELLE (registry code 3800337, https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-h-301-libelle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFL H301LIBELLE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUJ99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ99) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810901054009A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH SPOILERS UNLOCKED. EFFORT TO CLOSE,LOST TOWPLANE, RELEASED. TURNED BACK HIT RUNWAY. HIGH SINK RATE.

## 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 LAX81DUJ99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ99), Sep 1, 1981: Glasflugel H301B (N71949), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N71949 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880905036759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880905036759A), Sep 5, 1988: Glasfl H301LIBELLE (N71949), Salida, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Entered an accelerated stall in a low steep bank trying to align with runway. Made a 3 quarter spin prior to impact

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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