# NTSB NYC80DNC06: 0berlerchne MG23SL, N1156Q, Roxbury, VT, October 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1979
- Place: Roxbury, VT · ROXBURY, VT
- Location: 44.0942° N, 72.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roxbury, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0942&lon=-72.7329&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133340
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DNC06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNC06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3606   79/10/8   ROXBURY,VT          0BERLERCHNE MG23SL  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1440                    N1156Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  55, 4186 TOTAL HOURS, 5
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARREN,VT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1156Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1156Q), registered now, S/N 19, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: 0BERLERCHNE MG23SL
- Registry model: [Oberlerchner MG23SL](https://openairdocs.org/model/oberlerchner-mg23sl) (registry code 3801049) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19791008037009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791008037009A), Oct 8, 1979: Obernr MG23SL, Roxbury, VT, Substantial damage. Glider ran out of lift. Tried to land in open field. Came up short. Landed on road edge. Hit tree.

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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