# Accident 19760816027529A: Schler RHONLERCHE, Mineral County, WV, August 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1976
- Place: Mineral County, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.4147° N, 78.9437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mineral County, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4147&lon=-78.9437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169US-1990-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASK-14 (registry code 38015GW, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ask-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER RHONLERCHE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 393 total, 93 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76DIG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DIG25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760816027529A

## Narrative

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

RIDGE SOARING AND RAN INTO DOWN DRAFT OFF RIDGE. TOO LOW TO START ENG OR SET UP LDG PATTERN.

## 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 IAD76DIG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DIG25), Aug 16, 1976: Schleicher AS-K14 (N169US), Mineral County, WV, destroyed

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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