# NTSB OAK79DVG16: Cherokee II, N4931E, Calistoga, CA, February 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1979
- Place: Calistoga, CA · CALISTOGA, CA
- Location: 38.5814° N, 122.5827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calistoga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5814&lon=-122.5827&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0527  79/2/19    CALISTOGA,CA        CHEROKEE II         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N4931E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALISTOGA,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4931E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4931E-1980-12-01), registration cancelled 1980-12-01, S/N K-1, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHEROKEE II
- Registry model: [Kolstad K/Smith D CHEROKEE II](https://openairdocs.org/model/kolstad-k-smith-d-cherokee-ii) (registry code 40601SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790219003249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790219003249A), Feb 19, 1979: Amtrha CHEROKEE2, Calistoga, CA, Substantial damage. While making a turn, the pilot allowed the glider to stall and spin.

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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