- Date
- July 16, 1980
- Place
- Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8EMLaister LP-15
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800716027379A
- Case key
- 129485
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1942 80/7/16 TUCSON,AZ LAISTER LP-15 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 511 TIME - 1250 N8EM PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, 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: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED REMARKS- RETRACTABLE CTRLN WHL.AILERON QUICK DISCONNECTS NOT CONNECTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8EM
- Reported as
- Laister LP-15
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ryan Field
FAA reports on this event · 1
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