# Accident 19850901045459A: Glasfl 201BLIBELLE, California City, CA, September 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1985, 17:15 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Airport: California City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1493° N, 117.9195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1493&lon=-117.9195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711DP-2025-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glasflugel STD LIBELLE 201B (registry code 3800344, https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-std-libelle-201b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFL 201BLIBELLE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,426 total, 125 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850901045459A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING ON ROAD AFTER ENCOUNTERING HEAVY SINK RATE.  WING STRUCK A SHRUB AND AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 LAX85LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA394), Sep 2, 1985: Glasflugel ST Liebelle 201B (N711DP), California City, 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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