# NTSB OAK74FXQ30: Slingsby T53B, N11CC, Minden, NV, April 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1974
- Place: Minden, NV · MINDEN, NV
- Location: 38.9646° N, 119.7666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9646&lon=-119.7666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FXQ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FXQ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0470   74/4/6    MINDEN,NEV          SLINGSBY T53B       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 226
        TIME - 1400                    N11CC               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINDEN,NEV                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LOST LIFT & TRIED TO MAKE FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11CC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11CC-2004-02-03), registration cancelled 2004-02-03, S/N 1700, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINGSBY T53B
- Registry model: [Slingsby T-53B](https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-t-53b) (registry code 8321508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Douglas County

## 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 19740406009379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740406009379A), Apr 6, 1974: Slnsby T53B, NV, Substantial damage

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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