37.5483° N, 122.4924° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Montara, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 21, 2019 · 16:01 local
Place
Montara, CA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
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.
On 04/21/2019 at approximately 16:01 a hang glider in distress landed in the ocean. The pilot was able disconnect from the hang glider and parachute however was over taken from the rough surf and disappeared underwater. Body was recovered.
As the FAA filed it
ON 04/21/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:01 A HANG GLIDER IN DISTRESS LANDED IN THE OCEAN. THE PILOT WAS ABLE DISCONNECT FROM THE HANG GLIDER AND PARACHUTE HOWEVER WAS OVER TAKEN FROM THE ROUGH SURF AND DISAPPEARED UNDERWATER. BODY WAS RECOVERED.