LAX70DUG08

NTSB accident investigation · Diamant 16.5 · Hemet, CA · February 7, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 7, 1970
Place
Hemet, CA · HEMET, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2481Diamant 16.5
Status
Completed · report June 24, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174341

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0281   70/2/7    HEMET,CALIF         DIAMANT 16.5        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 178
        TIME - 1515                    N2481               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEMET-RYAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEMET,CALIF                 HEMET,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- MINOR DAMAGE,CITABRIA N1619G.

Aircraft

Registration
N2481
Reported as
Diamant 16.5
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hemet-Ryan

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.