# NTSB LAX70DUG08: Diamant 16.5, N2481, Hemet, CA, February 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1970
- Place: Hemet, CA · HEMET, CA
- Location: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7341&lon=-116.9968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174341
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70DUG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2481), registered now, S/N 062, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMANT 16.5
- Registry model: [Flug & Fahrzeugwerke DIAMANT 16.5](https://openairdocs.org/model/flug-fahrzeugwerke-diamant-16-5) (registry code 3550806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hemet-Ryan

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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