# Accident 19800924044509A: Schler K7, Montpelier, OH, September 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Montpelier, OH
- Airport: Woodruff
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5843° N, 84.5914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montpelier, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5843&lon=-84.5914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1002Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1002Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher Alexander K 7 (registry code 3801551, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-alexander-k-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER K7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEK27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK27-202519) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800924044509A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER STUDENT STRUCK OBSTRUCTION WITH WING CAUSING CRASH SHORT OF RUNWAY. SPOILERS MAY HAVE STUCK ON.

## 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 CHI81FEK27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK27-202519), Sep 24, 1980: Schleicher K7 (N1002Z), Montpelier, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1002Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140427009459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140427009459A), Apr 27, 2014: Schleicher Alexander K 7 (N1002Z), Benton, TN, No damage. On final approach, airman noticed another glider on runway. Airman raised nose to clear aircraft but failed to lower air brakes. Airspeed decayed and glider…

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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