# Accident 19790526012419A: Amtrsc SCHLEICHERK8, Benton, TN, May 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1979, 14:40 local time
- Place: Benton, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1749° N, 84.6517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1749&lon=-84.6517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170DR) (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: AMTRSC SCHLEICHERK8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 870 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FKW14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526012419A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO FIND SUFFICIENT LIFT. UNABLE TO RETURN TO AIRPORT.

## 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 IAD79FKW14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW14), May 26, 1979: Schleicher KA8B (N170DR), Benton, TN, 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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