# Accident 19730422010829A: Schler RHONLERCHE11, Fairfield, PA, April 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1973
- Place: Fairfield, PA
- Airport: Charnita
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 39.7890° N, 77.3698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7890&lon=-77.3698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7984, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7984-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher RHONLERCHE II (registry code 3801581, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-rhonlerche-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER RHONLERCHE11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FGT09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGT09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730422010829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DMGD FUSELAGE.WING ATTACH FITTINGS BENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC73FGT09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FGT09), Apr 22, 1973: Schleicher II (N7984), Fairfield, PA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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