# NTSB NYC69F0170: Fournier RF4D, N2189, Sharon, PA, August 31, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1968
- Place: Sharon, PA · SHARON, PA
- Location: 41.2340° N, 80.4998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sharon, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2340&lon=-80.4998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108481
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0170
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0170

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3342  68/8/31    SHARON,PA           FOURNIER RF4D       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N2189               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHARON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- POWERED GLIDER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2189 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FOURNIER RF4D
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sharon

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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