# NTSB LAX69F0031: Hutchinson VHS-1, N4624V, Adelanto, CA, June 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1968
- Place: Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Location: 34.5828° N, 117.4092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adelanto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5828&lon=-117.4092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69F0031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1828  68/6/15    ADELANTO,CALIF      HUTCHINSON VHS-1    CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 23, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N4624V              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MIRAGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ELEVATOR TRIM FULL DOWN. FIRST FLT IN TYPE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4624V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4624V-1968-08-09), registration cancelled 1968-08-09, S/N 101, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUTCHINSON VHS-1
- Registry model: [Hutchinson VHS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hutchinson-vhs) (registry code 05603Q9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: El Mirage

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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