# NTSB LAX80DUJ77: Moneral S, N9052Q, Tucson, AZ, June 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1980
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129932
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ77
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ77

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1364  80/6/28    TUCSON,AZ           MONERAL S           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2063
        TIME - 1545                    N9052Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RYAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,AZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           105                                                     360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WND GUSTS 20KT.SNGL WHEEL.PLT STATED DUST DEVIL SWUNG ACFT 45DEG OFF HDG DURG TKOF,RLSD,180 TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9052Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9052Q-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 34, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MONERAL S
- Registry model: [Russell Stan MONERAI S](https://openairdocs.org/model/russell-stan-monerai-s) (registry code 05647AY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ryan Field

## 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 19800628023839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800628023839A), Jun 28, 1980: Amtr MONCRAI, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Dust devil caught sailplane on tow takeoff. Rolled over, split s out. Hit runway at high sink rate.

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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