- Date
- May 29, 1978
- Place
- Maricopa, AZ · MARICOPA, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 142254
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0870 78/5/29 NR.MARICOPA,AZ LAISTER LP-15 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N6LV PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 56, 1082 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 129 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARICOPA,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED REMARKS- BOTH GLIDERS WORKING THERMALS.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0870 78/5/29 NR.MARICOPA,AZ SCHWEIZER 1-35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 733 TIME - 1330 N135RD PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARICOPA,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED REMARKS- BOTH GLIDERS WORKING THERMALS.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N135RD
- Reported as
- Schweizer 1-35
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N6LV
- Reported as
- Laister LP-15
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6LVRegistration cancelled Feb 20, 1981 · Laister Sailplane LP-15Airframe modelLaister Sailplane LP-15
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.