- Date
- September 5, 1982, 14:12 local (21:12 UTC)
- Place
- California City, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N214TSchempp-Hirth VentusN44MASchleicher ASW-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19820905043901A19820905043902A
- Case key
- 70099
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The accident occurred during a cross-country glider race involving 41 gliders. Seven or eight gliders were circling in right turns in a thermal at approximately the same altitude when the collision occurred. The plt of the ventus stated his glider became uncontrollable & he successfully bailed out. The plt of the ASW-20 returned to the California City arpt & landed okay.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N214T
- Reported as
- Schempp-Hirth Ventus
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 12
- Airframe hours
- 214
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- James A. Nezgoda
- Registered owner
- James A. Nezgoda
- Departed
- California City, CA
- Destination
- California City, CA
- Registration
- N44MA
- Reported as
- Schleicher ASW-20
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 20-011
- Airframe hours
- 826
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Michael J. Adams
- Registered owner
- Michael J. Adams
- Departed
- California City, CA
- Destination
- California City, CA
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N214T
- Age
- 42
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 11,000 total · 200 in this make and model · 11,000 as pilot in command · 143 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N44MA
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,488 total · 190 in this make and model · 1,439 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 203 °F
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.