# Incident 19910824049539I: Sphrth NIMBUS3, Palmdale, CA, August 24, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1991, 17:17 local time
- Place: Palmdale, CA
- Airport: Palmdale Prodn Flt Test Instl
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5794° N, 118.1165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmdale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5794&lon=-118.1165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24DA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3/24.5 (registry code 3801960, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-nimbus-3-24-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH NIMBUS3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 600 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824049539I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENCOUNTERED A LACK OF SUFFICIENT LIFT TO SUSTAIN MOTORLESS FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING AT PALMDALE.

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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