# Accident 19810502021639A: Slnsby T59D, California City, CA, May 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N4GW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SLNSBY T59D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,039 total, 312 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUQ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUQ21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810502021639A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PILOT MISJUDGED OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AND MADE CROSSWIND LANDING IN FIELD SHORT OF SELECTED LANDING AREA.

## 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 LAX81DUQ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUQ21), May 2, 1981: Slingsby T.59.D (N4GW), California Cty, 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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