What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 11, 2015 privacy data omitted was launched from a ground based winch system in a glider (N352D) a Schempp-Hirth, Standard Cirrus glider at the a.c. goodwin memorial field gliderport in (Coyote Springs) prescott AZ. Witnesses reported that just after takeoff privacy data omitted made two radio calls, one stating ?65? And another stating ?more power?. Just after the radio calls witnesses reported that N352D entered into a stall/spin and impacted the desert terrain west of the runway. An examination of the wreckage disclosed that the spoilers were open; witness reported that the spoilers were not open during the takeoff and initial flight.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 11, 2015 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LAUNCHED FROM A GROUND BASED WINCH SYSTEM IN A GLIDER (N352D) A SCHEMPP-HIRTH, STANDARD CIRRUS GLIDER AT THE A.C. GOODWIN MEMORIAL FIELD GLIDERPORT IN (COYOTE SPRINGS) PRESCOTT AZ. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE TWO RADIO CALLS, ONE STATING ?65? AND ANOTHER STATING ?MORE POWER?. JUST AFTER THE RADIO CALLS WITNESSES REPORTED THAT N352D ENTERED INTO A STALL/SPIN AND IMPACTED THE DESERT TERRAIN WEST OF THE RUNWAY. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DISCLOSED THAT THE SPOILERS WERE OPEN; WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE SPOILERS WERE NOT OPEN DURING THE TAKEOFF AND INITIAL FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.