Glasflugel H301 N3943
5 July 1973 · Fairfield, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 July 1973 at about 13:00 local time, a Glasflugel H301 registered N3943 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fairfield, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairfield, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Charnita
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Glasflugel H301
- Registration
- N3943
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Fairfield, Pa → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2027
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
PILOT ELECTED TO LAND EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY TO KEEP RETREIVE SHORT, HIGH GRASS AT RUNWAY EDGE.WHEELS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Glasflugel H301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1973 | Glasflugel H301 | Brownfield, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2004 | Glasflugel H301 | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | Richard Stone | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |