# NTSB CHI75FEG20: Cherokee 2, N587A, Waynesville, OH, May 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1975
- Place: Waynesville, OH · WAYNESVILLE, OH
- Location: 39.5319° N, 84.0909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waynesville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5319&lon=-84.0909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148437
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1086  75/5/10    WAYNESVILLE,OH      CHEROKEE 2          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1355                    N587A               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOARING SOCIETY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAYNESVILLE,OH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- PLTS FLT LOG OR CERTIFICATE DID NOT REFLECT AN ENDORSEMENT TO FLY SOLO IN THE CHEROKEE 2.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N587A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N587A-1976-05-25), registration cancelled 1976-05-25, S/N ACA-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHEROKEE 2
- Registry model: [Cherokee Glider CHEROKEE II](https://openairdocs.org/model/cherokee-glider-cherokee-ii) (registry code 40601LK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Soaring Society

## 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 19750510011539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750510011539A), May 10, 1975: Amtr 0560310, Waynesville, OH, Substantial damage. Plts flt log or certificate did not reflect an endorsement to fly solo in the cherokee 2.

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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