# Accident 19860720075449A: Glasfl 201BLIBELLE, Vacaville, CA, July 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1986, 13:33 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4100° N, 122.0101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4100&lon=-122.0101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74162, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74162-1989-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glasflugel STD LIBELLE 201B (registry code 3800344, https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-std-libelle-201b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFL 201BLIBELLE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 770 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860720075449A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ON FINAL AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX86LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA296), Jul 20, 1986: Glasflugel ST Libelle (N74162), Vacaville, 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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