- Date
- May 28, 1984, 14:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Boron, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N37VEiriavion PIK 20D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840528019079A
- Case key
- 24285
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt stated that while soaring a 'heavy sink' was encountered. He attempted to reach borax airport but was unable to and landed in terrain 1/4 mile west of the airport. Lancaster, CA, fss stated pilot reports of 'moderate turbulence' were received throughout the day for the entire area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37V
- Reported as
- Eiriavion PIK 20D
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 20510
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph Stanzl
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1984
- Departed
- L71 · California City, CA
- Airport
- L60 · Borax, runway 8, 2,800 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 239 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 99 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EDW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.