# Accident 19850810037809A: Sphrth VENTUSB, Colorado Spring, CO, August 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Black Forest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0500° N, 104.6894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0500&lon=-104.6894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25RN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25RN-2003-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6 (registry code 3802061, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-b-16-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH VENTUSB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,620 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850810037809A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF BEFORE TOW PLANE, PITCHED UP AND STALLED. RIGHT WING AND NOSE IMPACTED RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN85LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA216), Aug 10, 1985: Schempp-Hirth Ventus B (N25RN), Colorado Sprgs, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25RN (1)

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

- [Accident 20030807019859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030807019859A), Aug 7, 2003: Sphrth VENTUSB166 (N25RN), Gross Reservoir, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Bogdanovich (mr.b) stated he was on a cross country soaring trip when the thunderstorm front developed very rapidly along the front range. He decided…

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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