# Accident 20140920017749A: Schleicher ASK-21, Wurtzboro, NY, September 20, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2014, 16:30 local time
- Place: Wurtzboro, NY
- Airport: Wurtsboro-Sullivan County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5972° N, 74.4583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5972&lon=-74.4583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421SL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421SL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASK-21 (registry code 38015GY, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ask-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASK-21
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 10 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA453) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140920017749A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO, UNDERSHOT RUNWAY ON APPROACH AND CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY

## 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 ERA14CA453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA453), Sep 20, 2014: Schleicher ASK 21 (N421SL), Wurtsboro, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of lift during the landing approach, which resulted in impact with terrain.

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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