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NYC83LA197

1983-07-28 · FAIRFIELD, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport W73

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING THE APCH, THE PLT ENCOUNTERED UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS & THE GLIDER TOUCHED DOWN LONG. IN ORDER TO AVOID AN EMBANKMENT BEYOND THE END OF THE STRIP, THE PLT TURNED TOWARD A PARALLEL RWY OVERRUN AREA. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WING HIT TWO 55 GAL DRUMS IN A DITCH BORDERING THE OVERRUN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83LA197.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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