Event LAX82DVG32

1982-08-28 CHICO, California, United States Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N66JP

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CIRRUS DESIGN SR20

Year of manufacture

2003

Engine

CONT MOTOR IO-360-ES (210 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20030113

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A8B2B6

Registrant of record

EPIC FREEDOM LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N66JP BLANIK L-13 Serious

Factual narrative

THE GLIDER PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER HE DISENGAGED FROM THE AERIAL TOW, HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY OF THE EXPECTED CONDITIONS OF LIFT. AS ALTITUDE WAS LOST, HE ELECTED TO LAND IN A VINEYARD. DURING THE LANDING, THE GLIDER WAS DAMAGED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED A BACK INJURY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_LAX82DVG32.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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