# NTSB NYC73FFA05: Schempp STD-CR, N2429, Richfield Spng, NY, July 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1972
- Place: Richfield Spng, NY · RICHFIELD SPNG, NY
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FFA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FFA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2139   72/7/8    RICHFIELD SPNG,NY   SCHEMPP STD-CR      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 333
        TIME - 1330                    N2429               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UN MAINTAIN THERMAL LIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2429](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2429), registered now, S/N 118, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMPP STD-CR
- Registry model: [Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-cirrus) (registry code 38019VE) (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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