# NTSB LAX79DUJ61: Cirrus Skamp, N770R, Maricopa, AZ, April 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1979
- Place: Maricopa, AZ · MARICOPA, AZ
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUJ61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0982   79/4/7    MARICOPA,AZ         CIRRUS SKAMP        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 2340
        TIME - 1400                    N770R               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 412 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ESTRELLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARICOPA,AZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- SCHWEIZER,SGS 1-26,N-1154N,SUBSTANTIAL.WING RUNNER DROPPED WING ON RNY DURING TOW RUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N770R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N770R-2013-06-07), registration cancelled 2013-06-07, S/N 75 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SKAMP
- Registry model: [Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-cirrus) (registry code 38019VE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Estrella

## 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 19790407008229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407008229A), Apr 7, 1979: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD, Maricopa, AZ, Substantial damage. Sailplane veered off runway during takeoff tow. Struck parked glider. Dust devils in area. Possible tow plane vortex

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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