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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schler ASW-15B · Claysburg, PA · August 1, 1976

Date
August 1, 1976
Place
Claysburg, PA
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N15DC
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC76FGM41
Reported as
Schler ASW15B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,440 total55 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered downdraft along ridge,unable to stay airborn,landed in tree

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ALONG RIDGE,UNABLE TO STAY AIRBORN,LANDED IN TREE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.