- Date
- December 14, 1980
- Place
- Eloy, AZ · ELOY, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N54980Monerai S
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801214076169A
- Case key
- 127658
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3415 80/12/14 ELOY,AZ MONERAI S CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 591 TIME - 1230 N54980 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PICACNO PEAK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELOY,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- AIRSTRIP CLOSED.1ST FLT OF ACFT.CRASHED DRG TURN BACK TO ARPT AFT AUTO TOW LAUNCH.FXD CNTRLN GEAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54980
- Reported as
- Monerai S
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Picacno Peak
FAA reports on this event · 1
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