# NTSB LAX71FUG10: Zina 3, N3438, Pearlblossm, CA, August 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1970
- Place: Pearlblossm, CA · PEARLBLOSSM, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3498  70/8/15    PEARLBLOSSM,CALIF   ZINA 3              CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N3438               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 42, 1022 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            60 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREY BUTTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL MIRAGE,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- SHEAR,CMPRSSN FAILURE,L WING SPAR LAMINATIONS.7 OF 10 LAMS SLIPPED.R WING SPAR CRACKED.PARACHUTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3438](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3438-1971-01-18), registration cancelled 1971-01-18, S/N DZ 302 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZINA 3
- Registry model: [Duste ZINA III](https://openairdocs.org/model/duste-zina-iii) (registry code 05603JS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grey Butte

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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