# NTSB LAX81DUJ99: Glasflugel H301B, N71949, Maricopa, AZ, September 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1981
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124489
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUJ99
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ99

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2290   81/9/1    MARICOPA,AZ         GLASFLUGEL H301B    CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1430                    N71949              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 - ESTRELLA SAILPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARICOPA,AZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- TKOF W SPOILERS UNLOCKED.SPOILERS POPPED OUT APRX 75FT AGL.RLSD TOW ROPE TO AVOID INVOLVING TOWPLN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71949](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71949-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 81, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFLUGEL H301B
- Registry model: [Glasflugel H 301 LIBELLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-h-301-libelle) (registry code 3800337) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810901054009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810901054009A), Sep 1, 1981: Glasfl H301LIBELLE, Maricopa, AZ, Substantial damage. Took off with spoilers unlocked. Effort to close,lost towplane, released. Turned back hit runway. High sink rate.

## Other investigations on N71949 (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN88FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA199), Sep 5, 1988: Glasflugel H-301 (N71949), Salida, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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