# NTSB OAK74DVG57: Schempp ST CIR, N184N, Kelseyville, CA, May 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1974
- Place: Kelseyville, CA · KELSEYVILLE, CA
- Location: 38.9694° N, 122.8311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kelseyville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9694&lon=-122.8311&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186136
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVG57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1063  74/5/11  NR.KELSEYVILLE,CALIF  SCHEMPP ST CIR      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1681
        TIME - 1518                    N184N               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 640 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALISTOGA,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     260
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LOST LIFT.SINGLE WHEEL,OUTRIGGER EQPTD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N184N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N184N), registered now, S/N 9, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMPP ST CIR
- Registry model: [Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-cirrus) (registry code 38019VE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740511012169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740511012169A), May 11, 1974: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD, Kelseyville, CA, Substantial damage. Lost lift. Single wheel,outrigger eqptd.

## Other investigations on N184N (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX83FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA242), May 22, 1983: Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus (N184N), Bridgeport, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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