# NTSB LAX78DUQ01: Schemp Cirrus, N6660, Quartz Hill, CA, October 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1977
- Place: Quartz Hill, CA · QUARTZ HILL, CA
- Location: 34.6520° N, 118.2159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quartz Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6520&lon=-118.2159&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145197
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUQ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUQ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2728   77/10/2 NR.QUARTZ HILL CA     SCHEMP CIRRUS       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 450
        TIME - 1745                    N6660               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUARTZ HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALIFORNIA CITY,CA         QUARTZ HILL CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- WING CAUGHT WEED AT EDGE OF RWY CAUSING PITCH-UP,STALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6660](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6660), registered now, S/N 80, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMP CIRRUS
- Registry model: [Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-cirrus) (registry code 38019VC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Quartz Hill

## 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 19771002028149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771002028149A), Oct 2, 1977: Sphrth CIRRUS, Quartz Hill Ca, CA, Substantial damage. Wing caught weed at edge of rwy causing pitch-up,stall.

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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