# NTSB LAX73DUG17: Baird HP-14, N1051, Adelanto, CA, September 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1972
- Place: Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Location: 34.5828° N, 117.4092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adelanto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5828&lon=-117.4092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1963
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3933   72/9/2    ADELANTO,CALIF      BAIRD HP-14         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1029
        TIME - 1220                    N1051               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUN HILL RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL MIRAGE,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- SAILPLANE CONTEST.UN MAINTAIN LIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1051](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1051-2013-08-21), registration cancelled 2013-08-21, S/N 17JB, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAIRD HP-14
- Registry model: [Baird HP-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/baird-hp-14) (registry code 05603BW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sun Hill Ranch

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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