# NTSB NYC76FGT10: Schweizer 1-23D, N7840C, Wingate, PA, November 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1975
- Place: Wingate, PA · WINGATE, PA
- Location: 40.9348° N, 77.8139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wingate, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9348&lon=-77.8139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151802
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGT10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3535  75/11/14   WINGATE,PA          SCHWEIZER 1-23D     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1287
        TIME - 0920                    N7840C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 805 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JULIAN,PA                   WILLIAMSPORT,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- SNOW OBSCRD PLTS VIS DRG LNDG APCH TO OPEN FLD IN A LCL SNOW SQUALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7840C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7840C-1976-05-28), registration cancelled 1976-05-28, S/N 25 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 1-23D
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-23D](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-23d) (registry code 8050104) (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 19751114037429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751114037429A), Nov 14, 1975: Scwzer SGS123D, Wingate, PA, Substantial damage. Snow obscrd plts vis drg lndg apch to open fld in a LCL snow squall.

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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