# NTSB LAX69F0069: Cherokee 11, N3118G, Pearblossom, CA, July 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1968
- Place: Pearblossom, CA · PEARBLOSSOM, CA
- Location: 34.5064° N, 117.9098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pearblossom, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5064&lon=-117.9098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69F0069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2238  68/7/10    PEARBLOSSOM,CALIF   CHEROKEE 11         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 382
        TIME - 1103                    N3118G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTALAIRE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- GLIDER OBSERVED MAKING SLOW TURNS AT LOW ALT PRIOR TO LOSS OF CONTROL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3118G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3118G-1968-10-21), registration cancelled 1968-10-21, S/N HP-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHEROKEE 11
- Registry model: [Cherokee II GLIDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/cherokee-ii-glider) (registry code 40601PH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crystalaire

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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