# Accident 19870712037389A: Schler K8B, Monroe, GA, July 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1987, 13:35 local time
- Place: Monroe, GA
- Airport: Monroe Walton County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7903° N, 83.7105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7903&lon=-83.7105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7624 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER K8B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 266 total, 93 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870712037389A

## Narrative

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

THE GLIDER HIT A TREE ON FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE APPROACH AND SAID THE TREE BLENDED INTO BACKGROUND

## 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 ATL87LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA208), Jul 12, 1987: Schleicher K8B (N7624), Monroe, GA, 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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