# Accident 19770904030479A: Vizola CALIFA21, Fondis, CO, September 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1977
- Place: Fondis, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.2158° N, 104.3472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fondis, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2158&lon=-104.3472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210CA-2018-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Caproni Vizzola CALIF A-21 (registry code 1870101, https://openairdocs.org/model/caproni-vizzola-calif-a-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VIZOLA CALIFA21
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 344 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77DTE85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE85) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770904030479A

## Narrative

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

LOST LIFT DURING SOARING CONTEST.HIT YUCCA.

## 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 DEN77DTE85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE85), Sep 4, 1977: Caproni A-21 (N210CA), Fondis, CO, 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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