# NTSB CHI78DET22: Schleicher KA-6, N4297, Roanoke, IN, June 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1978
- Place: Roanoke, IN · ROANOKE, IN
- Location: 40.9645° N, 85.3808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9645&lon=-85.3808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140661
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DET22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DET22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2125   78/6/4    ROANOKE,IN          SCHLEICHER KA-6     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 161
        TIME - 1400                    N4297               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTPELIER,OH               PERU,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4297 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER KA-6
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780604023199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604023199A), Jun 4, 1978: Schler KA6CR, Roanoke, IN, Substantial damage. Landed in plowed field.

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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