The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Las Vegas
Location: Saline Valley, California
Accident Number: WPR22LA141
Date and Time: April 2, 2022, 12:00 Local
Registration: N727DF
Aircraft: FERNANDES DALE R GLASAIR II SFT
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: FERNANDES DALE R
Registration: N727DF
Model/Series: GLASAIR II S-FT
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site:
Condition of Light:
Observation Facility, Elevation: KBIH,4111 ft msl
Observation Time: 11:56 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 44 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 21°C /-1°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 4 knots / , 240°
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.99 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point:
Destination:
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Unknown
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 36.802403,-117.77346
Aircraft landed and gear collapsed.
Date: 02-APR-22
Time: 18:47:00Z
Regis#: N727DF
Aircraft Make: GLASAIR
Aircraft Model: II
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
State: CALIFORNIA
