- Date
- October 15, 1985, 10:21 local (17:21 UTC)
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N179SHOfria Glanair
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851015052369A
- Case key
- 24876
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Wintesses stated that the acft had just departed and, during the initial steep climb, it appeared to attempt to return to the arpt, stalled, and spun to gound contact 1/4 mile north of the arpt. Post accident examination failed to discloseany preimpact failure/malfunction of the acft and/or eng.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N179SH
- Reported as
- Ofria Glanair
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 179
- Airframe hours
- 300
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph N. Ofria
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Destination
- CNO · Chino, CA
- Airport
- VNY · Van Nuys
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 358 total · 300 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 19 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VNY, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.