# NTSB NYC79FGM01: Duster BU-18, N12DQ, Eighty Four, PA, September 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1978
- Place: Eighty Four, PA · EIGHTY FOUR, PA
- Location: 40.1777° N, 80.1303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eighty Four, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1777&lon=-80.1303&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FGM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2976  78/9/23    EIGHTY FOUR,PA      DUSTER BU-18        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N12DQ               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 51, 670 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BANDEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EIGHTY FOUR,PA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- GLIDER SINGLE WHEEL.CANOPY CAME OFF IN FLT.PLT LNDD HOLDING CANOPY DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12DQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12DQ-2018-06-08), registration cancelled 2018-06-08, S/N 145, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DUSTER BU-18
- Registry model: [Mattis DUSTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/mattis-duster) (registry code 05647D2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bandel

## 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 19780923029539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780923029539A), Sep 23, 1978: Amtr 05647D2, Eighty Four, PA, Substantial damage. Glider single wheel. Canopy came off in flt. Plt lndd holding canopwn.

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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