# NTSB NYC78FFJ17: Schleicher ASK-14, N9417, West Valley, NY, April 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1978
- Place: West Valley, NY · WEST VALLEY, NY
- Location: 42.4025° N, 78.6061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4025&lon=-78.6061&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FFJ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1881  78/4/25    WEST VALLEY,NY      SCHLEICHER ASK-14   CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 65, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1255                    N9417               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RILEY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST VALLEY,NY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        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                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      45
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GLIDER WAS EQUIPPED WITH A HIRTH ENGINE.WIND GUSTING TO 15KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9417](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9417-2018-03-23), registration cancelled 2018-03-23, S/N 14010, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASK-14
- Registry model: [Schleicher ASK-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ask-14) (registry code 38015GW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Hirth F10](https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-f10) (registry code 33710, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Riley Field

## 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 19780425010699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780425010699A), Apr 25, 1978: Schler RHONLERCHE, West Valley, NY, Substantial damage. Glider was equipped with a hirth engine. Wind gusting to 15KTS.

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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