Schleicher ASK-21 N174KS
17 April 1987 · Eagleville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 April 1987 at about 16:30 local time, a Schleicher ASK-21 registered N174KS was involved in an accident near Eagleville, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eagleville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eagleville (50M)
- Coordinates
- 35.0102, -85.7098
- Aircraft
- Schleicher ASK-21
- Registration
- N174KS
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL87DLT01
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT, N174KS COLLIDED WITH A TREELINE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE STUDENT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE CONTROLS, BUT WAS UNABLE REGAIN THE LOST ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED. THE GLIDER COLLIDED WITH A TREE STALLED AND CRASHED. THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT REPORT ANY GLIDER CONTROL OR SYSTEM PROBLEMS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schleicher ASK-21 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 1987 | Schleicher ASK-21 | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | Windy Sity Soaring, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1988 | Schleicher ASK-21 | Vacaville, California, United States | Vacaville Aero Services Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1990 | Schleicher ASK-21 | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | Advanced Soaring Klub, Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1990 | Schleicher ASK-21 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Memphis Soaring Society, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2001 | Schleicher ASK-21 | Eagleville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2004 | Schleicher ASK-21 | Warren, Vermont, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1987 | Cessna 182 | St. Joseph, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1987 | Gulfstream-Schweizer G164B-600 | Union City, Tennessee, United States | Terry Jamison | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1987 | Burkhart Grob G102-111B | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Sep 1987 | Nord (Sncan) SV4C | Lebanon, Tennessee, United States | William Baldwin | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1987 | Hughes 269A | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | Hal-le-Copters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1987 | Cessna 172 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States | Fayetteville Aviation | No injuries | - |