# NTSB OAK70DVG31: Glasflugel BS-1, N127SE, Anderson, CA, May 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1970
- Place: Anderson, CA · ANDERSON, CA
- Location: 40.4498° N, 122.2951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anderson, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4498&lon=-122.2951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181743
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70DVG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVG31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2209  70/5/24  NR.ANDERSON,CALIF     GLASFLUGEL BS-1     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 4300
        TIME - 1500                    N127SE              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDDING MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDDING,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- ENTERED TRAFFIC PATTERN TOO LOW TO REACH ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N127SE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127SE-2022-12-31), registration cancelled 2022-12-31, S/N 4, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFLUGEL BS-1
- Registry model: [Glasflugel BS-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-bs-1) (registry code 38003FB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Redding Municipal

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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