# Accident 19890726025409A: Farzwk DIAMANT165, Marana, AZ, July 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1989, 13:59 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4501° N, 111.2894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4501&lon=-111.2894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808VV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808VV-1990-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flug & Fahrzeugwerke FFA HBV-DIAMANT 16.5 (registry code 3550808, https://openairdocs.org/model/flug-fahrzeugwerke-ffa-hbv-diamant-16-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FARZWK DIAMANT165
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 975 total, 38 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890726025409A

## Narrative

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

PITCHED UP ON A 45 DEGREE ANGLE ON GLIDER TOW STALLED AND CRASHED..

## 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 LAX89LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA248), Jul 26, 1989: Flug-Und Fahrzeugwerke Diament 16.5 (N808VV), Marana, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL RESULTING FROM AN UNCOMMANDED UPWARD PITCH SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF.

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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