# NTSB UNK64X1181: Schweizer 119A, N40278, Dodge City, KS, April 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1964
- Place: Dodge City, KS · DODGE CITY, KS
- Location: 37.7607° N, 100.0184° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dodge City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7607&lon=-100.0184&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184626
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1181
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1181

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0824   64/4/5    DODGE CITY KANS     SCHWEIZER 119A      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 8 TOTAL
        TIME - 1505                    N40278              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILDROADS GARDENS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
          PILOT-SET ALTIMETER BY ESTIMATE WHILE BEING TOWED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40278](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40278), registered now, S/N 52A, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 119A
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGU-1-19A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-1-19a) (registry code 8050504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wildroads Gardens

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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