- Date
- May 26, 1973
- Place
- Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19730526013391A19730526013392A
- Case key
- 190248
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1553 73/5/26 NR.REDDING,CALIF BOLKOW A-1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1076 TIME - 1300 N696Z PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 856 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDDING,CALIF REDDING,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED REMARKS- SOARING CONTEST.ACFT WERE 2 OF 7,ALL CLIMBING IN SAME THERMAL.N696Z PLT PARACHUTED OK,ACFT CRASHED
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1553 73/5/26 NR.REDDING,CALIF GLASFLUGEL H301B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 36, 295 TIME - 1300 N194P PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDDING,CALIF REDDING,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED REMARKS- N194P LND OK.N696Z HAD LONG CONVERSATION ON RADIO PRIOR TO ACCDT,MONITORED BY N194P.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N194P
- Reported as
- Glasflugel H301B
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N194PRegistered now · Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLEAirframe modelGlasflugel STANDARD LIBELLEEngine modelNONE
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.
- Registration
- N696Z
- Reported as
- Bolkow A-1
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.