# Accident 19880925040069A: Cntrar 101ACENTR, Vacaville, CA, September 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1988, 18:45 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4102° N, 122.0100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4102&lon=-122.0100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101LV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101LV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Centrair 101 (registry code 1990101, https://openairdocs.org/model/centrair-101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNTRAR 101ACENTR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 13 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880925040069A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED A WING TURNING A LOW FINAL. GLIDER THEN CARTWHEELED ROTATING 180 DEGREES.

## 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 LAX88LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA328), Sep 25, 1988: Centrair 101 (N101LV), 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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