# Accident 19940601013349A: Sphrth VENTUSA, Fairfield, PA, June 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1994, 14:20 local time
- Place: Fairfield, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7801° N, 77.3591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7801&lon=-77.3591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N166W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS A/16.6 (registry code 3802052, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-a-16-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH VENTUSA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,763 total, 830 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940601013349A

## Narrative

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

EXCEEDED DESIGN LOAD IN ABRUPT MANUEVERS. BAILED OUT AFTER AIRFRAME FAILURE. CHUTE OPEN, BUT FELL THROUGH TREES.

## 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 BFO94LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA083), Jun 1, 1994: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-C (N166W), Fairfield, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE MANEUVER.

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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