# NTSB OAK78DXQ23: Glasflugel 201B, N9422, Dayton, NV, May 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1978
- Place: Dayton, NV · DAYTON, NV
- Location: 39.2371° N, 119.5930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2371&lon=-119.5930&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DXQ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0985   78/5/7    DAYTON,NV           GLASFLUGEL 201B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 261
        TIME - 1400                    N9422               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINDEN,NV                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD ON ROAD.DUSTER STRIP AVBL.LOST LIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9422](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9422-2007-07-23), registration cancelled 2007-07-23, S/N 228, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFLUGEL 201B
- Registry model: [Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-standard-libelle) (registry code 3800341) (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 19780507009159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780507009159A), May 7, 1978: Glasfl LIBELLE, Dayton,Nv, NV, Substantial damage. Lndd on road. Duster strip avbl. Lost lift.

## Other investigations on N9422 (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 FTW72DQD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DQD33), Jun 29, 1972: Glasflugel STD LB (N9422), Van Horn, TX, 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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