# NTSB NYC76FGT05: Schemp Cirrus, N6485, Fairfield, PA, September 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1975
- 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 October 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGT05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2728  75/9/13    FAIRFIELD,PA        SCHEMP CIRRUS       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 1695
        TIME - 1500                    N6485               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 217 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARNTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRFIELD,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    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- LOSS OF LIFT DUE TO WIND SHIFT ON GLIDER FLIGHT.STRUCK LEE SIDE OF MTN.ACFT WHEEL EQPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6485](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6485), registered now, S/N 127, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMP CIRRUS
- 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
- Airport: Charnta

## 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 19750913029519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750913029519A), Sep 13, 1975: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD, Fairfield, PA, Substantial damage. Loss of lift due to wind shift on glider flight. Struck lee side of mtn. Acft wheel eqpd.

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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