# Accident 19760417010949A: Glasfl LIBELLE201B, Inyokern, CA, April 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1976
- Place: Inyokern, CA
- Airport: Inyokern
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 35.6587° N, 117.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INYOKERN (IYK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6587&lon=-117.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8JP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glasflugel STD LIBELLE 201B (registry code 3800344, https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-std-libelle-201b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFL LIBELLE201B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,956 total, 5 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760417010949A

## Narrative

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

TOW ACFT RELEASED AT LOW ALT DUE FORCED LDG.GLIDER UN CLR PWR LINES,HAD TO TURN.WG HIT BUSHES.

## 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 LAX76FUQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ35), Apr 17, 1976: Glasflugel H-301B (N8JP), Inyokern, 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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