# NTSB NYC72DHA40: Schleicher KA-6, N1510, Kunkletown, PA, June 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1972
- Place: Kunkletown, PA · KUNKLETOWN, PA
- Location: 40.8479° N, 75.4482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kunkletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8479&lon=-75.4482&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167026
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DHA40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DHA40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1994  72/6/11    KUNKLETOWN,PA       SCHLEICHER KA-6     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N1510               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WURTSBORO,NY                SNYDER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- RAN OUT OF LIFT. HIT PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1510](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1510-2019-02-09), registration cancelled 2019-02-09, S/N 6585 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER KA-6
- Registry model: [Schleicher K 6 CR](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-k-6-cr) (registry code 3801535) (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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