# NTSB NYC76FHA13: Schreder HP-11, N571A, Blairstown, NJ, September 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1975
- Place: Blairstown, NJ · BLAIRSTOWN, NJ
- Location: 40.9873° N, 74.9547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blairstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9873&lon=-74.9547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA13-201306

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3502  75/9/20    BLAIRSTOWN,NJ       SCHREDER HP-11      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1605                    N571A               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 43, 2910 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            60 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAIRSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLAIRSTOWN,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TOW PLANE EXPD PWR LOSS ABT 150 FT AGL RLSD GLIDR.MANEUVERED TO AVOID TOW PLANE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N571A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N571A-1980-08-05), registration cancelled 1980-08-05, S/N 2 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHREDER HP-11
- Registry model: [Schreder HP-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/schreder-hp-11) (registry code 0560347) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Blairstown

## 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 19750920031709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750920031709A), Sep 20, 1975: Amtr 0560310, Blairstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Tow plane expd pwr loss abt 150 ft AGL rlsd glidr. Maneuvered to avoid tow plane.

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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