40.5086° N, 74.8599° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Flemington, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 21, 1979 · 13:00 local
Place
Flemington, NJ
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N30RD
Reported as
Sphrth Cirrusstd
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,692 total155 in this make and model0 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.
Pilot ran out of lift during glider flight. Hit a fence post after landing in a football field.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT RAN OUT OF LIFT DURING GLIDER FLIGHT. HIT A FENCE POST AFTER LANDING IN A FOOTBALL FIELD.