# NTSB NYC70D0029: Schleicher K8B, N6660D, Blairstown, NJ, June 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1969
- Place: Blairstown, NJ · BLAIRSTOWN, NJ
- Location: 40.9873° N, 74.9547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blairstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9873&lon=-74.9547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172174
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2905  69/6/14    BLAIRSTOWN,NJ       SCHLEICHER K8B      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 915
        TIME - 1255                    N6660D              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLAIRSTOWN,NJ               MIDDLETOWN,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- GLIDER CONTEST.PLT SAW DITCHES,DECIDED TO LAND FURTHER AHEAD PULLED ACFT UP OVER TREES,STALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6660D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6660D), registered now, S/N 136, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER K8B
- Registry model: [Schleicher K 8 B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-k-8-b) (registry code 3801563) (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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