# Accident 19730705020389A: Glasfl LIBELLE, Fairfield, PA, July 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1973
- Place: Fairfield, PA
- Airport: Charnita
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N3943, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3943-2017-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE (registry code 3800341, https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-standard-libelle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFL LIBELLE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 626 total, 263 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DGT03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DGT03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730705020389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ELECTED TO LAND EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY TO KEEP RETREIVE SHORT,HIGH GRASS AT RUNWAY EDGE.WHEELS.

## 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 NYC74DGT03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DGT03), Jul 5, 1973: Glasflugel H301 (N3943), Fairfield, PA, minor 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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