- Date
- July 28, 1981
- Place
- California Cty, CA · CALIFORNIA CTY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N59RASchleicher ASW-19
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810728045759A
- Case key
- 123668
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3680 81/7/28 CALIFORNIA CTY,CA SCHLEICHER ASW-19 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3800 TIME - 1340 N59RA PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALIF CITY MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CALIFORNIA CTY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUTTER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN REMARKS- RIGHT HORIZ STAB & ELEVATOR SEPD.A 1976 INDEPENDENT FLT TEST REVEALED POSITIVE A/S SYSTEM ERRORS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59RA
- Reported as
- Schleicher ASW-19
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Calif City Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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