# NTSB CHI73FEM65: Schleicher KA6CR, N5318, Ionia, MI, June 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1973
- Place: Ionia, MI · IONIA, MI
- Location: 42.9768° N, 85.0746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ionia, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9768&lon=-85.0746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190161
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEM65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1736  73/6/13    IONIA,MICH          SCHLEICHER KA6CR    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1745                    N5318               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 36, 111 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            6 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IONIA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IONIA,MICH                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STANDARD SINGLE WHEEL LANDING GEAR.ACFT BOUNCED T/D ABT 50FT W OF LDG AREA HIT TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5318](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5318-2013-04-08), registration cancelled 2013-04-08, S/N 6128, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER KA6CR
- Registry model: [Schleicher KA 6 CR](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ka-6-cr) (registry code 3801537) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ionia County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730613016619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730613016619A), Jun 13, 1973: Schler KA6CR, Ionia, MI, Substantial damage. Standard single wheel landing gear. Acft bounced t/d abt 50FT w of ldg area hit tree.

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.

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