# NTSB LAX69F0287: Flug-Undfah HBV, N146G, La Jolla, CA, March 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1969
- Place: La Jolla, CA · LA JOLLA, CA
- Location: 32.8473° N, 117.2742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Jolla, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8473&lon=-117.2742&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190840
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69F0287
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0287

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0465   69/3/1    LA JOLLA,CALIF      FLUG-UNDFAH HBV     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 580
        TIME - 1020                    N146G               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORREY PINES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO CONNECT ELEVATOR CONTROL ROD.PLT RELEASED FROM TOW,HIT N1891 ON GROUND.SUBS DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N146G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N146G-1969-06-18), registration cancelled 1969-06-18, S/N 022 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLUG-UNDFAH HBV
- Registry model: [Flug & Fahrzeugwerke FFA HBV-DIAMANT 16.5](https://openairdocs.org/model/flug-fahrzeugwerke-ffa-hbv-diamant-16-5) (registry code 3550808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Torrey Pines

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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