Schleicher ASW12 N6135
4 August 1984 · Georgetown, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 August 1984 at about 20:30 local time, a Schleicher ASW12 registered N6135 was involved in an accident near Georgetown, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Georgetown, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.6410, -97.6805
- Aircraft
- Schleicher ASW12
- Registration
- N6135
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW84LA339
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
ON FINAL APCH THE PLT ENCOUNTERED A 20 TO 40 MPH GUST & SUBSEQUENT 600 FPM DOWNDRAFTS. UNABLE TO REACH THE CLEAR ZONE ATTHE APCH END OF THE RWY. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO STALL INTO A TREE BUT CAUGHT THE LEFT WING AND SLID DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TREE IMPACTING THE GROUND VERTICALLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1984 | Cessna 402B | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 5 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft B35 | Nocona, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Beaumont, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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