# Accident 19880514018339A: Slnsby T59D, Middletown, CA, May 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1988, 17:00 local time
- Place: Middletown, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7519° N, 122.6221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7519&lon=-122.6221&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Slingsby T59D KESTREL 19 (registry code 8321510, https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-t59d-kestrel-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLNSBY T59D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 557 total, 130 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880514018339A

## Narrative

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

LOST LIFT ON CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. LANDED IN OPEN FIELD AND GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID A FENCE.

## 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 LAX88LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA182), May 15, 1988: Slingsby T59D Kestrel 19 (N74T), Middletown, 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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