# Incident 20190421010879I: Montara, CA, April 21, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2019, 16:01 local time
- Place: Montara, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 37.5483° N, 122.4924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montara, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5483&lon=-122.4924&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190421010879I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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