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NYC87DGT01

1987-05-29 · MT HOLLEY SPRGS, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N705X

Make / Model
SCHLEICHER ASW-20L
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9692E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, DURING AN OFF-ARPT LANDING, THE PLT TRIED TO EXTEND THE FLAPS FROM A 30 DEG POSITION TO FULL DOWN (55 DEG). HE SAID THAT DUE TO HIS SHORT STATURE & SEAT POSITION, HE HAD DIFFICULTY POSITIONING HIS LEFT ARM TO DO THIS. AS HE TRIED TO APPLY FULL FLAPS, THEY INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED TO A NEGATIVE 11 DEG POSITION. THE GLIDER THEN PITCHED DOWN FROM ABOUT 6 TO 8 FT AGL & WAS DAMAGED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC87DGT01.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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