# Incident 19880919062229I: Glaser DG400, Santa Rosa, CA, September 19, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1988, 16:12 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45DG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45DG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glaser-Dirks DG-400 (registry code 3802510, https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-dg-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASER DG400
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 600 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880919062229I

## Narrative

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

CHOSE TO LAND MOTOR GLIDER IN FIELD DUE TO FIRE FIGHTING AIRCRAFT IN TRAIL WITH HIGHER SPEED.DIDNT WANT TO DELAY IT

## Other reports on N45DG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20240903013489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240903013489I), Sep 3, 2024: Glaser-Dirks DG-400 (N45DG), Minden, NV, Minor damage. Pilot reported gusty winds while making his approach to runway 30 at kmev at which time the aircraft bounced on touchdown and the gear collapsed after it made…

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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