# Accident 19850424025319A: Slnsby T65A, Hemet, CA, April 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Airport: Ryan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7341&lon=-116.9968&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4312B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4312B-2012-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vickers-Slingsby T65A (registry code 9480104, https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-slingsby-t65a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLNSBY T65A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 41 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FUG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FUG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850424025319A

## Narrative

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

FLUTTER FOLLOWED BY PITCH UP AND SLACK STICK. PILOT PARACHUTED. ELEVATOR HINGES PULLED OUT OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER

## 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 LAX85FUG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FUG03), Apr 24, 1985: Vickers Slingsby T56A Vega (N4312B), Hemet, 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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