19830501016719A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Sphrth NIMBUS2 · California City, CA · May 1, 1983

Date
May 1, 1983 · 11:27 local
Place
California City, CA
Airport
California City
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N21RB
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FA208
Reported as
Sphrth NIMBUS2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
555 total137 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot released tow at 300 feet entered left turn which continued until striking ground. Autopsy revealed no cause.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RELEASED TOW AT 300 FEET ENTERED LEFT TURN WHICH CONTINUED UNTIL STRIKING GROUND. AUTOPSY REVEALED NO CAUSE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.