# NTSB LAX74DUG32: Glasflugel Libell, N301F, Bg Bear Cty, CA, September 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1973
- Place: Bg Bear Cty, CA · BG BEAR CTY, CA
- Location: 34.2611° N, 116.8450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Bear City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2611&lon=-116.8450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3692   73/9/6    BG BEAR CTY,CALIF   GLASFLUGEL LIBELL   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 70, 161
        TIME - 1400                    N301F               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ADELANTO,CALIF              RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT SELECTED OPEN FIELD TO LND DUE TO RESURFACE OF BIG BEAR ARPT.GLDR EQPT WITH CNTR WHL & BRAKE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N301F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N301F-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 22, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFLUGEL LIBELL
- Registry model: [Glasflugel H 301 LIBELLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-h-301-libelle) (registry code 3800337) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Big Bear

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730906038439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730906038439A), Sep 6, 1973: Glasfl H301LIBELLE, Bg Bear Cty, CA, Substantial damage. Plt selected open field to lnd due to resurface of Big Bear arpt. Gldr eqpt with cntr whl & brake

## Other investigations on N301F (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX69A0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0012), Aug 24, 1968: Glasfuegel H301 (N301F), Calif City, CA, destroyed

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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