# Accident 19760801022459A: Schler ASW15B, Claysburg, PA, August 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1976
- Place: Claysburg, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.2914° N, 78.4514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Claysburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2914&lon=-78.4514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15DC-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-15B (registry code 38015H2, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-15b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW15B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,440 total, 55 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FGM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760801022459A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC76FGM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM41), Aug 1, 1976: Schleicher ASW-15 (N15DC), Claysburg, 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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