# NTSB CHI76DEM46: Schreder HP14, N109R, Plainwell, MI, June 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1976
- Place: Plainwell, MI · PLAINWELL, MI
- Location: 42.4473° N, 85.6413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainwell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4473&lon=-85.6413&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEM46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEM46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2260   76/6/6    PLAINWELL,MI        SCHREDER HP14       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 139
        TIME - 1410                    N109R               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTSEGO PLAINWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINWELL,MI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TOW ACFT RLSD GLIDER ABT 50 FT AGL.HIT TREES & GARAGE DRG TURN BACK TO ARPT.WHEEL EQPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N109R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109R-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 6 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHREDER HP14
- Registry model: [Schreder HP-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/schreder-hp-14) (registry code 056035S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Otsego Plainwell

## 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 19760606016309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760606016309A), Jun 6, 1976: Amtr 0560310, Plainwell, MI, Substantial damage. Tow acft rlsd glider abt 50 ft AGL.hit trees & garage drg turn back to arpt. Wheel eqpd.

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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