# NTSB DEN77DTE85: Caproni A-21, N210CA, Fondis, CO, September 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1977
- Place: Fondis, CO · FONDIS, CO
- Location: 39.2158° N, 104.3472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fondis, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2158&lon=-104.3472&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145142
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DTE85
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE85

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210CA-2018-02-28), registration cancelled 2018-02-28, S/N 210, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAPRONI A-21
- Registry model: [Caproni Vizzola CALIF A-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/caproni-vizzola-calif-a-21) (registry code 1870101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770904030479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770904030479A), Sep 4, 1977: Vizola CALIFA21, Fondis, CO, Substantial damage. Lost lift during soaring contest. Hit yucca.

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.

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