# Accident 19791008037009A: Obernr MG23SL, Roxbury, VT, October 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1979, 14:40 local time
- Place: Roxbury, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0942° N, 72.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roxbury, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0942&lon=-72.7329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1156Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1156Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Oberlerchner MG23SL (registry code 3801049, https://openairdocs.org/model/oberlerchner-mg23sl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OBERNR MG23SL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,186 total, 5 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DNC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNC06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791008037009A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER RAN OUT OF LIFT. TRIED TO LAND IN OPEN FIELD. CAME UP SHORT. LANDED ON ROAD EDGE. HIT TREE.

## 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 NYC80DNC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNC06), Oct 8, 1979: 0berlerchne MG23SL (N1156Q), Roxbury, VT, substantial damage

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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