# NTSB NYC78DHA40: Schweitzer 1-35C, N2776H, Kutztown, PA, September 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1978
- Place: Kutztown, PA · KUTZTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.5213° N, 75.7773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kutztown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5213&lon=-75.7773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DHA40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2981  78/9/30    KUTZTOWN,PA         SCHWEITZER 1-35C    CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR, 84
        TIME - 1600                    N2776H              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KUTZTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KUTZTOWN,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2776H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2776H), registered now, S/N 86, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEITZER 1-35C
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-35C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35c) (registry code 8050151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kutztown

## 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 19780930029969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930029969A), Sep 30, 1978: Scwzer SGS135C, Kutztown, PA, Substantial damage

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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