# NTSB LAX81FUQ27: Shhreder HP-11A, N2265C, Pearlblossom, CA, August 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1981
- Place: Pearlblossom, CA · PEARLBLOSSOM, CA
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123913
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUQ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUQ27

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2312   81/8/1  NR.PEARLBLOSSOM,CA    SHHREDER HP-11A     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N2265C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 66, 2055 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1755 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PEARLBLOSSOM,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- CRASHED ON MOUNTAINOUS TRRN,WND ESTIMATED AT 30KTS.EQUIPPED W SINGLE RETRACTABLE GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2265C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2265C-2013-02-07), registration cancelled 2013-02-07, S/N 40, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHHREDER HP-11A
- Registry model: [ECK SCHREDER HP-11-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/eck-schreder-hp-11-a) (registry code 05603J6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- 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 19810801046789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801046789A), Aug 1, 1981: Amtr HP11A, Pearblossom, CA, Substantial damage. Found glider crashed in mountainous area. May have misjudged terrain clearance while seeking thermals.

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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