- Date
- April 14, 1979
- Place
- Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N68093Barnett J-4
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790414006769A
- Case key
- 137490
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0547 79/4/14 NR.ADELANTO,CA BARNETT J-4 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, UNK/NR TIME - 1040 N68093 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ADELANTO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- GYRO HIT GLIDER TOW LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68093
- Reported as
- Barnett J-4
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N68093Registration cancelled Apr 24, 1980 · Conkle BARNETT J4 GYROPLANEAirframe modelConkle BARNETT J4 GYROPLANEEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.