# Accident 19800710024719A: Schler ASW19, Franklin Forks, PA, July 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1980, 14:15 local time
- Place: Franklin Forks, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9181° N, 75.8474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin Forks, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9181&lon=-75.8474&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78RC-2000-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-19 (registry code 3801508, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 616 total, 276 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DHA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800710024719A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN A TREE-TOP ON OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. LOST LIFT ON CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT.

## 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 NYC80DHA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHA24), Jul 10, 1980: Schleicher ASW-19 (N78RC), Franklin Forks, PA, 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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