- Date
- July 14, 1978
- Place
- Montpelier, OH · MONTPELIER, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N885DSchleicher K8B
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780714022279A
- Case key
- 140722
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2303 78/7/14 NR.MONTPELIER,OH SCHLEICHER K8B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 60 TOTAL TIME - 1830 N885D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRUFF FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTPELIER,OH LOCAL 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 - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N885D
- Reported as
- Schleicher K8B
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Woodruff Field
N885DRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2023 · Schleicher K 8 BAirframe modelSchleicher K 8 BEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N885D · 1
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