# NTSB FTW75DRJ38: Tern Glider, N7308, Lecompte, LA, June 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1975
- Place: Lecompte, LA · LECOMPTE, LA
- Location: 31.0882° N, 92.3999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lecompte, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0882&lon=-92.3999&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 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRJ38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRJ38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1309  75/6/21    LECOMPTE,LA         TERN GLIDER         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 129
        TIME - 1400                    N7308               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LECOMPTE,LA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LND IN BEAN FLD. ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH FLAPS,SPOILERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7308](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7308-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N RLS-WTM-8-69, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TERN GLIDER
- Registry model: [Spaulding TERN](https://openairdocs.org/model/spaulding-tern) (registry code 056036A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Summerville

## 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 19750621015029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750621015029A), Jun 21, 1975: Amtr 0560310, Lecompte, LA, Substantial damage. Lnd in bean fld. Acft not equipped with flaps,spoilers.

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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