# NTSB LAX81DVG69: Sidewinder C-1, N37DS, Burney, CA, October 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1981
- Place: Burney, CA · BURNEY, CA
- Location: 40.8892° N, 121.6752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burney, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8892&lon=-121.6752&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122649
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVG69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3500   81/10/2   BURNEY,CA           SIDEWINDER C-1      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 379
        TIME - 2000                    N37DS               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 191 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KLAMATH FALLS,OR            REDDING,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      40
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- MTN TOPS OBSCURED.COLLIDED W ROCK AFT LNDG ON HWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37DS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37DS-2012-11-09), registration cancelled 2012-11-09, S/N 212487, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIDEWINDER C-1
- Registry model: [Combs-Gary SIDEWINDER C1](https://openairdocs.org/model/combs-gary-sidewinder-c1) (registry code 0564937) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19811002065719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811002065719A), Oct 2, 1981: Amtrsy SIDEWINDER, Burney, CA, Substantial damage. VFR pilot encountered dark and obscured mountains. Landed on highway with inop landing light. Wing hit rocks.

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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