# NTSB IAD73DKM48: Glasflugel H301B, N1811T, Cherryville, ND, June 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1973
- Place: Cherryville, ND · CHERRYVILLE, ND
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189826
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DKM48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM48

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4050  73/6/22    CHERRYVILLE,NC      SCHEMPP CIRRUS      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1625                    N33LC               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  45, 4153 TOTAL HOURS, 439
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTER,SC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- WHEEL EQPD.PLT INTNDD LND OVR STOPPED GLIDER INCREASED SINK RATE DUE SHORT FLD.WHEEL HIT WING TIP.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4050  73/6/22    CHERRYVILLE,NC      GLASFLUGEL H301B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 2000
        TIME - 1625                    N1811T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 675 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTER,SC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- WHEEL EQPD.ACFT STOPPED IN FLD AFTR CTL LOST.R WING TIP HIT BY WHEEL OF FOLLOWING,LANDING GLIDER.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1811T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1811T), registered now, S/N 107, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFLUGEL H301B
- Registry model: [Glasflugel H 301 B LIBELLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-h-301-b-libelle) (registry code 3800339) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: N33LC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMPP CIRRUS
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Minor 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 19730622017439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730622017439A), Jun 22, 1973: Glasfl H301BLIBELLE, Cherryville, NC, Substantial damage. Wheel eqpd. Acft stopped in fld aftr ctl lost.r wing tip hit by wheel of following,landing glider.

## Other investigations on N1811T (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC72DKM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DKM31), Apr 2, 1972: Glasflugel H301B (N1811T), Terrell, NC, substantial damage

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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