34.5794° N, 118.1165° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmdale, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 24, 1991 · 15:30 local
Place
Palmdale, CA
Airport
Palmdale Prodn Flt Test Instl
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N521LB
Reported as
Sphrth NIMBUS3
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total75 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot encounterted a lack of sufficient convection to sustain motorless flight. Forced landing at airport.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ENCOUNTERTED A LACK OF SUFFICIENT CONVECTION TO SUSTAIN MOTORLESS FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING AT AIRPORT.