# NTSB LAX76FUQ08: Chase C-101, N30DD, Inyokern, CA, August 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1975
- Place: Inyokern, CA · INYOKERN, CA
- Location: 35.6544° N, 117.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inyokern, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6544&lon=-117.8195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUQ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2142  75/8/23    INYOKERN,CA         CHASE C-101         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1200
        TIME - 1340                    N30DD               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INYOKERN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL MIRAGE,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- STALLED WHILE PHOTOGRAPHING ARPT. IN-FLT BREAK UP DRG SPIN RECOVERY. 3 LEG COMPETITION FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30DD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30DD-1975-09-16), registration cancelled 1975-09-16, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHASE C-101
- Registry model: [Sisley CHASE C-101](https://openairdocs.org/model/sisley-chase-c-101) (registry code 0564737) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Inyokern

## 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 19750823023839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750823023839A), Aug 23, 1975: Amtr 0560310, Inyokern, CA, Destroyed. Stalled while photographing arpt. In-flt break up drg spin recovery. 3 leg competition flt.

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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