# Accident 20180519005629A: I.C.A.-Brasov (Romania) IS-29D, Avenal, CA, May 19, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2018, 13:30 local time
- Place: Avenal, CA
- Airport: Avenal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9375° N, 120.2186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9375&lon=-120.2186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38ES, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38ES-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-29D (registry code 4490104, https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-29d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: I.C.A.-BRASOV (ROMANIA) IS-29D
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180519005629A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER N38ES, PILOTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (DECEASED), DEPARTED AVENAL GLIDERPORT (CA69)ON 5/19/2018.  GLIDER CRASHED IN ROUGH TERRAIN APROX 7 MILES SW OF AVENAL, CA.  1 FATAL INJURY AND AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 WPR18FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA143), May 19, 2018: I.C.A.-Brasov IS 29D (N38ES), Avenal, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper installation of the wings onto the glider, which resulted in an in-flight wing separation. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's limited familiarity with the design and a…

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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