# Accident 19760728025779A: Schler K7, Lincoln, NE, July 28, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1976
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Arrow Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.8000° N, 96.6670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8000&lon=-96.6670&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8241E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8241E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher Alexander K 7 (registry code 3801551, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-alexander-k-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER K7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 9 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCJ55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760728025779A

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT MISJUDGED WIND AND DOWNDRAFTS AND HIT TREES

## 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 MKC76FCJ55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ55), Jul 28, 1976: Schleicher K-7 (N8241E), Lincoln, NE, 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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