# Accident 20150411005259A: Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS, Coyote Springs, AZ, April 11, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2015, 15:35 local time
- Place: Coyote Springs, AZ
- Airport: A.C.Goodwin Memorial Field Gli
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6808° N, 112.2969° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6808&lon=-112.2969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N352D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N352D-2017-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS (registry code 38019VE, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-cirrus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMPP-HIRTH STANDARD CIRRUS
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 9 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150411005259A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR15FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA144), Apr 11, 2015: Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus (N352D), Prescott Valley, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the glider’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb after a ground-tow launch, which resulted in an aerodynamic…

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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