# NTSB NYC81FFJ21: Neukom S3, N5190, Horseheads, NY, August 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1981
- Place: Horseheads, NY · HORSEHEADS, NY
- Location: 42.1686° N, 76.8297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Horseheads, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1686&lon=-76.8297&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124169
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FFJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2908   81/8/5    HORSEHEADS,NY       NEUKOM S3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 81
        TIME - 1815                    N5190               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRIS HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HORSEHEADS,NY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- RETRACTABLE SINGLE WHEEL LANDING GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5190](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5190-2012-09-12), registration cancelled 2012-09-12, S/N 19, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NEUKOM S3
- Registry model: [Neukom ELFE STANDARD S3](https://openairdocs.org/model/neukom-elfe-standard-s3) (registry code 6270502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harris Hill

## 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 19810805047789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805047789A), Aug 5, 1981: Neukom ELFESTDS3, Horseheads, NY, Substantial damage. Overshot runway alignment on base. Wing hooked tree in steep turn back to runway. Glider then struck other objects.

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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