ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71045
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| Date: | Sunday 5 September 1982 |
| Time: | 14:12 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 20 |
| Owner/operator: | Michael J Adams |
| Registration: | N44MA |
| MSN: | 20011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | California City, Antelope Valley, Kern County, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | California City Municipal Airport (FAA LID: L71) |
| California City Municipal Airport (FAA LID: L71) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A CROSS-COUNTRY GLIDER RACE INVOLVING 41 GLIDERS. SEVEN OR EIGHT GLIDERS WERE CIRCLING IN RIGHT TURNS IN A THERMAL AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME ALTITUDE WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED. THE PILOT OF THE VENTUS STATED HIS GLIDER BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE & HE SUCCESSFULLY BAILED OUT. THE PILOT OF THE ASW-20 RETURNED TO THE CALIFORNIA CITY AIRPORT & LANDED OKAY.
Repaired and returned to service. Destroyed in a Destroyed in hangar fire at Barstow, California 21.7.1987
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX82DA335B
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/asw201.htm
3. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=44MA
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_City_Municipal_Airport
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 July 1987 | N44MA | Private | 0 | Barstow-Daggett Airport, California (DAG/KDAG) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2010 07:11 | DColclasure | Added |
| 03-Jan-2013 20:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Nature, Damage, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2014 19:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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