- Date
- July 9, 1981
- Place
- Maricopa, AZ · MARICOPA, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19810709039591A19810709039592A
- Case key
- 123960
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2417 81/7/9 NR.MARICOPA,AZ SCHWEIZER 2-33A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 28, UNK/NR TIME - 1255 N2985H PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ESTRELLA SAILPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARICOPA,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- SINGLE FIXED WHEEL.TOTAL FLT TIME 43 FLGTS.ALL IN SCHWEIZER 2-32A.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2417 81/7/9 NR.MARICOPA,AZ SCHWEIZER 2-33A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 18, UNK/NR TIME - 1255 N2042T PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ESTRELLA SAILPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARICOPA,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- SINGLE FIXED WHEEL.TOTAL FLT TIME 32 FLGTS ALL IN SCHWEIZER 2-33A.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2042T
- Reported as
- Schweizer 2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Estrella Sailport
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N2985H
- Reported as
- Schweizer 2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Estrella Sailport
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 19810709039591AScwzer SGS233A · Maricopa, AZGliders were climbing in thermal when mid-air collision occurred. Both gliders landed safely. N2985HAccident 19810709039592AScwzer SGS233A · Maricopa, AZGliders were climbing in theremal when mid-air collision occurred. Both gliders landed safely. N2042T