Eiriavion OYPIK N79MA
22 June 1981 · Aspen, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 June 1981 at about 12:22 local time, a Eiriavion OYPIK registered N79MA was involved in an accident during in flight near Aspen, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aspen, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Eiriavion OYPIK
- Registration
- N79MA
- Category
- Glider
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3289
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PWRD GLIDER.RIDGE SOARING.LOST APRX 1000FT ALT ATTEMPTING TO RETRACT ENG, COULDN'T GET PROP VERT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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