# Accident 19750315005069A: Schler KA6E, Lemont, PA, March 15, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1975
- Place: Lemont, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.8119° N, 77.8162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lemont, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8119&lon=-77.8162&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1771R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1771R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher KA 6 E (registry code 3801545, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ka-6-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER KA6E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 277 total, 12 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DGT16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DGT16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750315005069A

## Narrative

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

MISSED CKPT,BECAME LOST.CAUGHT L WINGTIP ON LDG.WHL EQUIPPED.

## 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 NYC75DGT16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DGT16), Mar 15, 1975: Schleicher KA6 (N1771R), Lemont, 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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