- Date
- August 1, 1976
- Place
- Claysburg, PA · CLAYSBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N15DCSchleicher ASW-15
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760801022459A
- Case key
- 155729
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3037 76/8/1 CLAYSBURG,PA SCHLEICHER ASW-15 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1400 TIME - 1800 N15DC PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CUMBERLAND,MD JULIAN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ALONG RIDGE,UNABLE TO STAY AIRBORN,LANDED IN TREE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15DC
- Reported as
- Schleicher ASW-15
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N15DCRegistration cancelled May 8, 2021 · Schleicher ASW-15BAirframe modelSchleicher ASW-15BEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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