# NTSB NYC76FGM41: Schleicher ASW-15, N15DC, Claysburg, PA, August 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1976
- Place: Claysburg, PA · CLAYSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.2914° N, 78.4514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Claysburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2914&lon=-78.4514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGM41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM41

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15DC-2021-05-08), registration cancelled 2021-05-08, S/N 15230, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASW-15
- Registry model: [Schleicher ASW-15B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-15b) (registry code 38015H2) (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 19760801022459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760801022459A), Aug 1, 1976: Schler ASW15B, Claysburg, PA, Substantial damage. Encountered downdraft along ridge,unable to stay airborn,landed in tree

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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