# NTSB LAX77FUJ93: Scheibe 25E, N250BA, Scottsdale, AZ, August 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1977
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146129
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUJ93
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ93

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1948  77/8/30    SCOTTSDALE,AZ       SCHEIBE 25E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1055                    N250BA              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 58, 3058 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTSDALE,AZ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- POWER EXPERIMENTAL GLIDER WITH LIMBACH ENG.RT WNG HIT TAXIWAY SIGN & TAXIWAY LIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N250BA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250BA-1988-05-26), registration cancelled 1988-05-26, S/N 4323 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEIBE 25E
- Registry model: [Scheibe SF-25E SUPER-FALKE](https://openairdocs.org/model/scheibe-sf-25e-super-falke) (registry code 3801326) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scottsdale

## 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 19770830025689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770830025689A), Aug 30, 1977: Scbflg BERGFLK115, Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Power experimental glider with limbach eng. Rt wng hit taxiway sign & taxiway light

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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