# NTSB LAX77DUJ59: Schemp Cirrus, N49765, Skull Valley, AZ, June 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1977
- Place: Skull Valley, AZ · SKULL VALLEY, AZ
- Location: 34.5053° N, 112.6855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skull Valley, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5053&lon=-112.6855&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUJ59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1074  77/6/11    SKULL VALLEY,AZ     SCHEMP CIRRUS       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 350
        TIME - 1430                    N49765              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 264 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ESTRELLA,AZ                 RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOST SUSTAINING LIFT.LDG AREA SELECTED OBSTRUCTED BY HORSES HAD TO LD ON UNSUITABLE AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49765](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49765), registered now, S/N 353, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMP CIRRUS
- Registry model: [Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-cirrus) (registry code 38019VE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770611013299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770611013299A), Jun 11, 1977: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD, Skull Valley, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost sustaining lift. Ldg area selected obstructed by horses had to ld on unsuitable area.

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.

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