# NTSB LAX79DUG30: Barnett J-4, N68093, Adelanto, CA, April 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1979
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137490
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68093-1980-04-24), registration cancelled 1980-04-24, S/N TCC-75-1, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARNETT J-4
- Registry model: [Conkle BARNETT J4 GYROPLANE](https://openairdocs.org/model/conkle-barnett-j4-gyroplane) (registry code 1302728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790414006769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790414006769A), Apr 14, 1979: Amtrbx BENSENB8/, Adelanto, CA, Destroyed. The pilot flew into the tow rope that had been released from a glider

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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