# Accident 19730809028889A: Entwic PHOEBUSC, Tahoe, CA, August 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1973
- Place: Tahoe, CA
- Airport: Truchee Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Aircraft: N5701, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5701-2013-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bolkow PHOEBUS C (registry code 1403014, https://openairdocs.org/model/bolkow-phoebus-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENTWIC PHOEBUSC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total, 15 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DXQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730809028889A

## Narrative

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

RELEASED TOW ON T/O RUN.HIT TAR POT.

## 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 OAK74DXQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ05), Aug 9, 1973: Entwicklung Phoebs (N5701), Tahoe, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5701 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820321007449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820321007449A), Mar 21, 1982: Entwic PHOEBUSC (N5701), Livermore, CA, Substantial damage. Glider could not reach airport. Pilot selected plowed field and substantial damage occurred during landing.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.