# NTSB LAX65F0022: Brown-Prue Rebel, N1392N, Calif City, CA, February 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1965
- Place: Calif City, CA · CALIF CITY, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178818
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65F0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65F0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0898  65/2/27    CALIF CITY CALIF    BROWN-PRUE REBEL    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 957
        TIME - 1545                    N1392N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 353 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LEFT WING SEPERATED FROM OVERLOADS-PILOT PARACHUTED SAFELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1392N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1392N-1970-11-30), registration cancelled 1970-11-30, S/N 4 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BROWN-PRUE REBEL
- Registry model: [Brown & Prue REBEL](https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-prue-rebel) (registry code 05603ED) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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