- Date
- September 4, 1977
- Place
- Fondis, CO · FONDIS, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N210CACaproni A-21
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770904030479A
- Case key
- 145142
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2761 77/9/4 FONDIS,CO CAPRONI A-21 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 850 TIME - 1700 N210CA PX- 0 0 1 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 344 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLACK FOREST,CO RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOST LIFT DURING SOARING CONTEST.HIT YUCCA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N210CA
- Reported as
- Caproni A-21
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N210CARegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2018 · Caproni Vizzola CALIF A-21Airframe modelCaproni Vizzola CALIF A-21Engine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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