Schleicher AS-K14 N2316
8 April 1972 · Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 April 1972 at about 15:55 local time, a Schleicher AS-K14 registered N2316 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schleicher AS-K14
- Registration
- N2316
- Category
- Glider
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- New Cumberland, Pa → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0936
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LOST THERMAL LIFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schleicher AS accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1972 | Schleicher AS-K13 | No.canton, Ohio, United States | Freedom Soarin | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Oct 1972 | Schleicher AS-K13 | Oxford, Michigan, United States | Detroit Vultur | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Apr 1973 | Schleicher AS-W17 | Newton, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1971 | Schleicher AS-W15 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Oct 1974 | Schleicher AS-K13 | Adrian, Michigan, United States | Adrian Soaring | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1976 | Schleicher AS-K14 | Mineral County, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |