# NTSB NYC70DFM15: Schweizer SGS123, N91881, Oakham, MA, June 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1970
- Place: Oakham, MA · OAKHAM, MA
- Location: 42.3529° N, 72.0454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakham, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3529&lon=-72.0454&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118807
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70DFM15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DFM15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2583   70/6/8    OAKHAM,MASS         SCHWEIZER SGS123    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1035                    N91881              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARRE,MASS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- WHEEL EQUIPPED.LNDD IN UNPREPARED FARM PASTURE HIT RUTS AND ROCKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91881](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91881), registered now, S/N 18, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS123
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-23C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-23c) (registry code 8050107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hiller

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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