# Accident 20070825016689A: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD, Heber, UT, August 25, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2007, 16:28 local time
- Place: Heber, UT
- Airport: Heber City Municipal - Russ Mcdonal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4817° N, 111.4286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4817&lon=-111.4286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62305, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62305-2008-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS (registry code 38019VE, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-cirrus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH CIRRUSSTD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070825016689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 21 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE SPOILERS WERE DEPLOYED AND THE GEAR WAS UP AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 LAX07LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA257), Aug 25, 2007: Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus (N62305), Heber, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during landing, resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin, undershoot and collision with the ground.

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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