This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 9, 2024.
Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Jan 2023)No ADs since 1998 matched
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Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
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The pilot’s decision to turn toward a mountain ridge in a thermal, which resulted in a collision with terrain.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA23LA115)
THE FLIGHT DEPARTED VACAVILLE GLIDERPORT ON AN AERO TOW. THE PLT INTENDED TO FLY TO CALISTOGA, CA AND RETURN. AFTER PASSING ST. HELENA, CA, THE THERMAL ACTIVITY BEGAN TO DECREASE. THE PLT EXECUTED A 180 DEG TURN TO RETURN TO VACAVILLE. WHEN THE FLT WAS OVER ST. HELENA, THE THERMAL ACTIVITY DIMINISHED FURTHER AND THE PLT ELECTED TO EXECUTE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG IN AN OPEN FLD. THE PREVAILING…
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX88LA156)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.