# NTSB NYC75DGM41: Scheibe 55, N8364, Holidaysburg, PA, June 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1975
- Place: Holidaysburg, PA · HOLIDAYSBURG, PA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149021
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DGM41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DGM41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1216   75/6/8    HOLIDAYSBURG,PA     SCHEIBE 55          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 100
        TIME - 1215                    N8364               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JULIAN,PA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- DUE TO HIGH SINK RATE PLT MADE EMGCY LNDG OVERSHOT FLD.LOWERED WING INTO GRASS TO AVOID STEEP BANK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8364](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8364-2017-07-20), registration cancelled 2017-07-20, S/N 731, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEIBE 55
- Registry model: [Scheibe L SPATZ-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/scheibe-l-spatz-55) (registry code 3801361) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750608014549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750608014549A), Jun 8, 1975: Scbflg BERGFLK115, Holidaysburg, PA, Substantial damage. Due to high sink rate plt made emgcy lndg overshot fld. Lowered wing into grass to avoid steep bank

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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