# Accident 19791123035139A: Szd SZD45AOGAR, Winter Haven, FL, November 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1979, 15:10 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Gilbert
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0222° N, 81.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winter Haven, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0222&lon=-81.7329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Szybowcowy Zaklad Doswiadczaln 41A JANTAR STANDARD (registry code 8821641, https://openairdocs.org/model/szybowcowy-zaklad-doswiadczaln-41a-jantar-standard) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SZD SZD45AOGAR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,237 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DLD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791123035139A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT. CRASHED INTO A 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 MIA80DLD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD15), Nov 23, 1979: Jantar STD SZD-41 (N60AS), Winter Haven, FL, 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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