# Accident 19730420009079A: Schler ASW17, Newton, NC, April 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1973
- Place: Newton, NC
- Airport: Newton Conover
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.6622° N, 81.2323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6622&lon=-81.2323&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1UJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1UJ-2011-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-17 (registry code 3801507, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,600 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73DKM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730420009079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHEEL EQPD.GLIDER RACE,LOST THERMAL.L WING TIP CAUGHT WEEDS.DSCNDD TOO LOW TRYING TO FIND THERMAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD73DKM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM35), Apr 20, 1973: Schleicher AS-W17 (N1UJ), Newton, NC, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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