# NTSB SEA73DYG34: Glasflugel H301B, N245F, Ephrata, WA, May 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1973
- Place: Ephrata, WA · EPHRATA, WA
- Location: 47.3121° N, 119.5344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ephrata, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3121&lon=-119.5344&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DYG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2273  73/5/27    EPHRATA,WASH        GLASFLUGEL H301B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N245F               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 54, 1418 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            182 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EPHRATA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- AT ABT 50FT PLT PICKED ANOTHER FLD FOR LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N245F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N245F), registered now, S/N 49, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFLUGEL H301B
- Registry model: [Glasflugel H 301 LIBELLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-h-301-libelle) (registry code 3800337) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ephrata

## 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 19730527013909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730527013909A), May 27, 1973: Glasfl H301LIBELLE, Ephrata, WA, Substantial damage. At abt 50FT plt picked another fld for ldg.

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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