- Date
- June 9, 1979
- Place
- Maricopa, AZ · MARICOPA, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2035TSchweizer 2-33A
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790609016529A
- Case key
- 201207
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1827 79/6/9 MARICOPA,AZ SCHWEIZER 2-33A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 30 TOTAL TIME - 1520 N2035T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ESTRELLA SAILPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARICOPA,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: GLIDER LAUNCH/TOW EQUIPMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TOW ROPE FAILED.WIND GUSTING 20K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2035T
- Reported as
- Schweizer 2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Estrella Sailport
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.