Schleicher ASW-19 N79RC
25 April 1982 · Moultonboro, New Hampshire, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 April 1982 at about 19:50 local time, a Schleicher ASW-19 registered N79RC, operated by Harvey Howell, was involved in an accident near Moultonboro, New Hampshire, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Moultonboro, New Hampshire, United States
- Nearest airport
- Moultonboro Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schleicher ASW-19
- Registration
- N79RC
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Harvey Howell
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Plymouth → Plymouth
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82DNC08
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
SEVERAL WITNESSES SAW THE GLIDER CIRCLE OVER THE AIRPORT BEFORE IT CRASHED. ONE OF THE WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE GLIDER WAS ABOUT 50 TO 100 FT HIGH AND WAS COMING IN NORMALLY WHEN IT SUDDENLY NOSE-DIVED AND HEADED ALMOST VERTICALLY TOWARD THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND DID NOT RECALL ANYTHING PERTAINING TO THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schleicher ASW-19 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 1981 | Schleicher ASW-19 | California Cty, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Concord, New Hampshire, United States | Coastal Air Services, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jan 1982 | Cessna 152 | Enfield, New Hampshire, United States | Cashin Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1982 | Champion 7GCBC | Enfield, New Hampshire, United States | Michael Stevenson | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1982 | Cessna 152 | Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States | Lebanon Airport Development Co | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-22-160 | Barnstead, New Hampshire, United States | Emerson Allan | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-181 | Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States | Test Devices Inc. | No injuries | - |