# NTSB NYC65D0242: Schemp SH1, N814Z, Strasburg, VA, May 31, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1965
- Place: Strasburg, VA · STRASBURG, VA
- Location: 39.0025° N, 78.3485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strasburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0025&lon=-78.3485&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177852
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65D0242
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65D0242

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1171  65/5/31    STRASBURG VA        SCHEMP SH1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 460
        TIME - 1550                    N814Z               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N814Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N814Z-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 53, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMP SH1
- Registry model: [Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SH1](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-austria-sh1) (registry code 3801945) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: 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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