# NTSB IAD78DIA08: Schreder HP-14, N4736Q, Warrenton, VA, May 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1978
- Place: Warrenton, VA · WARRENTON, VA
- Location: 38.7154° N, 77.7976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrenton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7154&lon=-77.7976&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DIA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DIA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1318  78/5/21    WARRENTON,VA        SCHREDER HP-14      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 966
        TIME - 1450                    N4736Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARRENTON AIR PK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARRENTON,VA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                     7000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      65
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           18                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FCST FRONTAL PASSAGE.ENCOUNTERED XWIND GUST,EST 22KTS,ROLLED RT,RECOVERED,BUT UNABLE TO CLR TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4736Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHREDER HP-14
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Warrenton Air Pk

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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