# NTSB SEA70D0147: Bergfalke II-55, N5924, Aurora, OR, September 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1969
- Place: Aurora, OR · AURORA, OR
- Location: 45.2283° N, 122.7572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2283&lon=-122.7572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1960
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70D0147
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0147

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3986   69/9/7    AURORA,OREG         BERGFALKE II-55     CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N5924               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 391 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AURORA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,OREG                 AURORA,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- RET TO FLD TOO LOW FOR NORMAL PATTERN. DIDNT USE FIRST AVAIL RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5924](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5924-2018-03-30), registration cancelled 2018-03-30, S/N 85, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BERGFALKE II-55
- Registry model: [Scheibe BERGFALKE II-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/scheibe-bergfalke-ii-55) (registry code 3801315) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aurora

## Other investigations on N5924 (2)

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.

- [NTSB SEA95LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA069), Mar 18, 1995: Scheibe Flugzeugbau Bergfalke II-55 (N5924), Bozeman, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE FROM THE RUNWAY. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN THE CURRENT ALTIMETER SETTING.
- [NTSB MKC86LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA174), Aug 24, 1986: Scheibe Flugzeugbau Bergfalke II-55 (N5924), Hutchinson, KS, substantial damage

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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