# NTSB CHI81DEK20: Schweizer 1-36, N36183, Montpelier, OH, June 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1981
- Place: Montpelier, OH · MONTPELIER, OH
- Location: 41.5843° N, 84.5914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montpelier, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5843&lon=-84.5914&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 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEK20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEK20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1166  81/6/18    MONTPELIER,OH       SCHWEIZER 1-36      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 69, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1350                    N36183              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRUFF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTPELIER,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- MISTOOK ADJOINING STUBBLE FLD FOR RWY.L WING TIP HIT GND DRG TURN TWD RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36183](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36183), registered now, S/N 25, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 1-36
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-36](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-36) (registry code 8050153) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodruff

## 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 19810618033869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810618033869A), Jun 18, 1981: Scwer SGS136, Montpelier, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to line up with runway and dragged wing-tip in his attempt to correct, causing crash.

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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