# Accident 19780714022279A: Schler K8B, Montpelier,Oh, OH, July 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1978
- Place: Montpelier,Oh, OH
- Airport: Woodruff Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.5843° N, 84.5914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montpelier, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5843&lon=-84.5914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N885D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N885D-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher K 8 B (registry code 3801563, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-k-8-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER K8B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 20 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEK25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780714022279A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI78FEK25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK25), Jul 14, 1978: Schleicher K8B (N885D), Montpelier, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N885D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000701043189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000701043189A), Jul 1, 2000: Schler K8B (N885D), Manchester, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) On final approach the aircraft began to sink, clipping a fence post short of the runway with the left wing. The left wing was substantially damaged.

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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