# NTSB NYC68D0065: Schleicher K7, N4771G, Middlesex, NY, July 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1967
- Place: Middlesex, NY · MIDDLESEX, NY
- Location: 42.7048° N, 77.2716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middlesex, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7048&lon=-77.2716&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115454
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0065

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2330   67/7/9    MIDDLESEX,NY        SCHLEICHER K7       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N4771G              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 24, 150 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            92 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIR TECH GLIDERPT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-TOWLINE BROKE DURING WINCH TOW LAUNCH.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- GLIDER TOUCHED DOWN IN TURN.L.WING STRUCK GRD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4771G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4771G-2014-10-14), registration cancelled 2014-10-14, S/N 7227, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER K7
- Registry model: [Schleicher Alexander K 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-alexander-k-7) (registry code 3801551) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Air Tech Gliderpt

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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