# Accident 20050528010959A: Cntrar 101DCENTR, Williams, CA, May 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2005
- Place: Williams, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1633° N, 122.1317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1633&lon=-122.1317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70LE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70LE-2007-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Centrair 101D (registry code 1990109, https://openairdocs.org/model/centrair-101d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNTRAR 101DCENTR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050528010959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE SOARING, LOST LIFT, ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN ALTITUDE, UNABLE. LANDED ON UNPAVED FIRE ROAD, GROUND LOOPED, DAMAGED GLIDER.

## 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 LAX05CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA190), May 28, 2005: S.A. Centrair Pegase 101D (N70LE), Williams, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of thermal lift during flight that resulted in a forced landing in an area without suitable landing terrain. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind.

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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