# NTSB MIA70DLG11: Glasflugel H-301B, N1615, Clover, SC, March 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1970
- Place: Clover, SC · CLOVER, SC
- Location: 35.1116° N, 81.2203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clover, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1116&lon=-81.2203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134203
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70DLG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DLG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1393  70/3/23    CLOVER,SC           GLASFLUGEL H-301B   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N1615               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 41, 2133 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            489 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTER,SC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT UNABLE TO RECALL DETAILS,LOSS OF MEMORY BEFORE ACCIDENT. TSTMS REPORTED IN AREA BY FBO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1615](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1615-2018-12-21), registration cancelled 2018-12-21, S/N 65, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFLUGEL H-301B
- 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

## Other investigations on N1615 (2)

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 CEN14CA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA409), Aug 6, 2014: Glasflugel H 301 B Libelle (N1615), Brenham, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempt to maneuver away from power lines during a forced landing, which resulted in a collision with a tree and a fence.
- [NTSB DEN70D0052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0052), Jun 1, 1969: Glasfugel H301B (N1615), Edgewood, NM, 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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