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NYC85FHM01

1985-06-02 · MIDDLETOWN, New York, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 06B

Current FAA registration · N9JK

Make / Model
SCHWEIZER SGS 1-35
Year of manufacture
1975 · 10 years old at event
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19750116
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC6B4C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT LANDED OFF THE ARPT AFTER THE PLT LOST ALT IN A SPIN. THE PLT WAS AFRAID THAT THE GLIDER WOULD LAND SHORT IN TREES SO HE LANDED ON A HIGHWAY. THE HARD LNDG DAMAGED THE ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC85FHM01.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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