# Accident 19800403008159A: Cndair CL600*, California City, CA, April 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1980, 09:10 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1258° N, 117.9859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of California City, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1258&lon=-117.9859&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGCGR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL600*
- Reported engine: LYC ALF502L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,782 total, 468 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800403008159A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE IN TEST STALL. USED ANTI SPIN CHUTE, LOST 1 ENGINE. 2 CREW BAILED OUT. DEFECT SPIN CHUTE RELEASE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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