# Accident 19850507018681A: Sphrth VENTUSB, Winter Haven, FL, May 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Gilbert
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9805° N, 81.7802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9805&lon=-81.7802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40EE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH VENTUSB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,564 total, 229 in this make and model, 850 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850507018681A

## Narrative

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

STARTED GLIDER TOW AT ANGLE TO TOW PLANE. LOST CONTROL, RELEASED TOW ROPE, GROUND LOOPED, STRUCK TAXIING N54550.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N54550, Cessna 305A: [Accident 19850507018682A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850507018682A)

## 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 MIA85LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA167), May 7, 1985: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B (N40EE), Winter Haven, FL, 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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