Schleicher ASW-19 N59RA
28 July 1981 · California Cty, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 July 1981 at about 13:40 local time, a Schleicher ASW-19 registered N59RA was involved in an accident during in flight near California Cty, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- California Cty, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Calif City Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schleicher ASW-19
- Registration
- N59RA
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3680
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
RIGHT HORIZ STAB & ELEVATOR SEPD.A 1976 INDEPENDENT FLT TEST REVEALED POSITIVE A/S SYSTEM ERRORS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schleicher ASW-19 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 1981 | Schleicher ASW-19 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1981 | Schleicher ASW-19 | Floyd, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1980 | Schleicher ASW-19 | Franklin Forks, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1982 | Schleicher ASW-19 | Moultonboro, New Hampshire, United States | Harvey Howell | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1980 | Schleicher ASW-19 | Tyronne, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1979 | Schleicher ASW-19 | Castroville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |