# NTSB NYC74DGT03: Glasflugel H301, N3943, Fairfield, PA, July 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1973
- Place: Fairfield, PA · FAIRFIELD, PA
- Location: 39.7890° N, 77.3698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7890&lon=-77.3698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DGT03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DGT03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2027   73/7/5    FAIRFIELD,PA        GLASFLUGEL H301     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 626
        TIME - 1300                    N3943               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 263 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARNITA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRFIELD,PA                FAIRFIELD,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PILOT ELECTED TO LAND EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY TO KEEP RETREIVE SHORT,HIGH GRASS AT RUNWAY EDGE.WHEELS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3943](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3943-2017-11-06), registration cancelled 2017-11-06, S/N 214, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFLUGEL H301
- Registry model: [Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-standard-libelle) (registry code 3800341) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Charnita

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730705020389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730705020389A), Jul 5, 1973: Glasfl LIBELLE, Fairfield, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot elected to land east side of runway to keep retreive short,high grass at runway edge. Wheels.

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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