# NTSB investigations: Schleicher K 8 B

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CHI00LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA193.md): Schleicher K8B · Manchester, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 2000 · N885D · Substantial damage
  > the downdraft experienced during final approach and altitude/clearance from the fence post not being maintained by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the fence post.
- [NTSB NYC95LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA215.md): Schleicher KA-8B · Mayville, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1995 · N1196 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate inflight planning, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees.
- [NTSB MIA88LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA121.md): Schleicher K-8B · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 1988 · N4663S · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that he had placed the glider into a mild dive & was indicating 90 to 95 mph, well below redline speed when the whole section of the trailing edge of the wing from the aft spar & wing root out to a dist of about 6 ft, separated from the acft.…
- [NTSB NYC82DA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA121.md): Scheicher K8B · Shrewsbury, PA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 9, 1982 · N3353G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was on a round robin, cross-country flight from woodbine, MD to Shrewsbury, PA and return. When he arrived over shewsbury, he maneuvered the glider to take a picture of his turn point. While taking the picture, he skidded the glider to include the…
- [NTSB SEA81DYP17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP17.md): Schleicher KA8B · Wenatchee, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 17, 1981 · N4780T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD79FKW14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW14.md): Schleicher KA8B · Benton, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 26, 1979 · N170DR · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI78FEK25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK25.md): Schleicher K8B · Montpelier, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 14, 1978 · N885D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78DER71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER71.md): Schleicher K8B · Stanton, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 8, 1978 · N221L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72DNC47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DNC47.md): Schleicher K8B · W.Bridgewater, VT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 23, 1972 · N1164 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK70FVG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70FVG13.md): Schleicher K8B · Fairfield, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 9, 1970 · N4601T · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC70D0029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0029.md): Schleicher K8B · Blairstown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 14, 1969 · N6660D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68F0013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0013.md): Schleicher K8 · Heber City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 17, 1967 · N91274 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67A0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0018.md): Schleicher K7B · Colorado Spgs, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 25, 1966 · N6506D · Destroyed

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3801563'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3801563

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