Schleicher K8B N6660D
14 June 1969 · Blairstown, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 June 1969 at about 12:55 local time, a Schleicher K8B registered N6660D was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Blairstown, New Jersey, 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 12:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blairstown, New Jersey, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schleicher K8B
- Registration
- N6660D
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Middletown, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2905
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
GLIDER CONTEST.PLT SAW DITCHES, DECIDED TO LAND FURTHER AHEAD PULLED ACFT UP OVER TREES, STALLED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schleicher K8B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 1970 | Schleicher K8B | Fairfield, California, United States | North Bay Soar | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 May 1972 | Schleicher K8B | W.bridgewater, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1978 | Schleicher K8B | Stanton, Minnesota, United States | MN Soaring CLU | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1978 | Schleicher K8B | Montpelier, Ohio, United States | ELF Soaring | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1987 | Schleicher K8B | Monroe, Georgia, United States | Georgia Lockheed Em.rec. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2000 | Schleicher K8B | Manchester, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |