# NTSB NYC80DFA04: Schleicher KA6, N227PN, Wurtsboro, NY, September 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1979
- Place: Wurtsboro, NY · WURTSBORO, NY
- Location: 41.5761° N, 74.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wurtsboro, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5761&lon=-74.4856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DFA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DFA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3580   79/9/9    WURTSBORO,NY        SCHLEICHER KA6      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 72, 1169
        TIME - 1600                    N227PN              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 274 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WURTSBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WURTSBORO,NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- TALL GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N227PN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N227PN), registered now, S/N 673, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER KA6
- Registry model: [Schleicher K 6 CR](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-k-6-cr) (registry code 3801535) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Wurtsboro

## 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 19790909027639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909027639A), Sep 9, 1979: Schler KA6, Wurtsboro, NY, Substantial damage. On landing, the wing tip caught in tall grass. Glider came to rest on rocks.

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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