- Date
- August 24, 1968
- Place
- Calif City, CA · CALIF CITY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109087
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2168 68/8/24 CALIF.CITY,CALIF GLASFUEGEL H301 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 455 TIME - 1250 N301F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALIFORNIA CITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- PLT PARACHUTED SAFELY. CIRCLING LT IN THERMAL.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2168 68/8/24 CALIF CITY,CALIF SZD FOKA-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 155 TIME - 1250 N204FZ PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALIFORNIA CITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- SUCCESSFUL LDG AT ARPT.CIRCLING LT IN THERMAL.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N204FZ
- Reported as
- SZD FOKA-4
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- California City
N204FZRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2012 · Szybowcowy Zaklad Doswiadczaln SZD-24C FOKAAirframe modelSzybowcowy Zaklad Doswiadczaln SZD-24C FOKAEngine modelNONE
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N301F
- Reported as
- Glasfuegel H301
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- California City
N301FRegistration cancelled Sep 29, 2014 · Glasflugel H 301 LIBELLEAirframe modelGlasflugel H 301 LIBELLEEngine modelNONE
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.