- Date
- June 22, 1981
- Place
- Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N79MAEiriavion Oypik
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810622037779A
- Case key
- 125312
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3289 81/6/22 ASPEN,CO EIRIAVION OYPIK CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 666 TIME - 1222 N79MA PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASPEN,CO ASPEN,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PWRD GLIDER.RIDGE SOARING.LOST APRX 1000FT ALT ATTEMPTING TO RETRACT ENG,COULDN'T GET PROP VERT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79MA
- Reported as
- Eiriavion Oypik
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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