# NTSB NYC72DKM31: Glasflugel H301B, N1811T, Terrell, NC, April 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1972
- Place: Terrell, NC · TERRELL, NC
- Location: 35.5893° N, 80.9781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terrell, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5893&lon=-80.9781&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165632
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DKM31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DKM31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1019   72/4/2    TERRELL,NC          GLASFLUGEL H301B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1886
        TIME - 1510                    N1811T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 657 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTER,SC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      7000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      51
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT LNDD IN HILLY BRUSH.FUSELAGE BROKE IN HALF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1811T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1811T), registered now, S/N 107, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFLUGEL H301B
- Registry model: [Glasflugel H 301 B LIBELLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-h-301-b-libelle) (registry code 3800339) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1811T (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD73DKM48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM48), Jun 22, 1973: Glasflugel H301B (N1811T), Cherryville, ND, 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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