# Accident 20080731843989A: SPARROWHAWK, Tulsa, OK, July 31, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2008, 07:15 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1983° N, 95.8881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1983&lon=-95.8881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N167SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N167SC-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Groom Garry SPARROWHAWK (registry code 05619JD, https://openairdocs.org/model/groom-garry-sparrowhawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPARROWHAWK
- Reported engine: AMTR EJ22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080731843989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PUT FULL FUEL ON AIRCRAFT AND TOOK OFF.  AFTER OUT OF GROUND EFFECT STARTED LOSING ALTITUDE.  MADE A HARD BANKING TURN AND LOST MORE ALTITUDE.  LANDED HARD, SHORT OF FIELD, AND ROLLED ONTO RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 DFW08CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA208), Jul 31, 2008: Groom Sparrow Hawk (N167SC), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the gyroplane. Contributing to the accident was the lack of recent flight instruction prior to the flight.

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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