# NTSB OAK71FVM58: Zlin 526F, N34VM, Hollister, CA, June 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1971
- Place: Hollister, CA · HOLLISTER, CA
- Location: 36.8556° N, 121.3995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollister, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8556&lon=-121.3995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71FVM58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FVM58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0924  71/6/12    HOLLISTER,CALIF     ZLIN 526F           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 334
        TIME - 1540                    N34VM               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLISTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLISTER,CALIF             SAN CARLOS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT FALL FROM 4 PT ROLL ABOUT 2500 FT AGL. PLT INCAPACITATED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34VM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34VM-1971-09-16), registration cancelled 1971-09-16, S/N 1090 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZLIN 526F
- Registry model: [Zlin 526F](https://openairdocs.org/model/zlin-526f) (registry code 9970222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hollister

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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