# Accident 19790219003249A: Amtrha CHEROKEE2, Calistoga, CA, February 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Calistoga, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5814° N, 122.5827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calistoga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5814&lon=-122.5827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4931E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4931E-1980-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kolstad K/Smith D CHEROKEE II (registry code 40601SF, https://openairdocs.org/model/kolstad-k-smith-d-cherokee-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRHA CHEROKEE2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 4 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790219003249A

## Narrative

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

WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE GLIDER TO STALL AND SPIN.

## 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 OAK79DVG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG16), Feb 19, 1979: Cherokee II (N4931E), Calistoga, CA, destroyed

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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