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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schler KA6 · Wurtsboro, NY · September 9, 1979

Date
September 9, 1979 · 16:00 local
Place
Wurtsboro, NY
Airport
Wurtsboro
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N227PN
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80DFA04
Reported as
Schler KA6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,169 total274 in this make and model15 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.

On landing, the wing tip caught in tall grass. Glider came to rest on rocks.

As the FAA filed it

ON LANDING, THE WING TIP CAUGHT IN TALL GRASS. GLIDER CAME TO REST ON ROCKS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.