# Accident 19730722021169A: Sphrth SHK1, Ephrata, WA, July 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1973
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 47.3121° N, 119.5344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ephrata, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3121&lon=-119.5344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1582, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1582) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth SHK1 (registry code 3801920, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-shk1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH SHK1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,071 total, 12 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730722021169A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER LOST LIFT.PILOT LANDED IN WHEAT FIELD.

## 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 SEA74DYG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG06), Jul 22, 1973: Schemp SHK-1 (N1582), Ephrata, WA, 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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