# Accident 19730526013391A: Glasfl LIBELLE, Redding, CA, May 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1973
- Place: Redding, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N194P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N194P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE (registry code 3800341, https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-standard-libelle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFL LIBELLE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 294 total, 145 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73AP042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730526013391A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

N194P LND OK.N696Z HAD LONG CONVERSATION ON RADIO PRIOR TO ACCDT,MONITORED BY N194P.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N696Z, Entwic PHOEBUSC: [Accident 19730526013392A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730526013392A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 OAK73AP042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP042), May 26, 1973: Glasflugel H301B (N194P), Redding, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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