# Accident 19921114046499A: Glaser DG400, Calistoga, CA, November 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Calistoga, CA
- Airport: Calistoga Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6190° N, 122.6095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6190&lon=-122.6095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360GG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N360GG-2025-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glaser-Dirks DG-400 (registry code 3802510, https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-dg-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASER DG400
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921114046499A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP ON LANDING DUE TO DOWNWIND AND BRAKE CABLE FAILURE. RAN OFF END INTO A BUILDING.

## 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 LAX93LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA039), Nov 14, 1992: Glaser-Dirks DG400 (N360GG), Calistoga, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES DUE TO A SEPARATION OF THE BRAKE CABLE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TAILWIND CONDITION DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT.

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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