# Accident 19790524011329A: Schler ASW19, Castroville, TX, May 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1979, 14:23 local time
- Place: Castroville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3623° N, 98.8548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castroville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3623&lon=-98.8548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N438AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N438AS-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-19 (registry code 3801508, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,220 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524011329A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PILOT ENTERED AREA OF SINK AND WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.

## 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 FTW79DRG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG33), May 24, 1979: Schleicher ASW-19 (N438AS), Castroville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N438AS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120825018589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120825018589A), Aug 25, 2012: Schleicher ASW-19 (N438AS), North Dansville, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 8/25/2012 at approximately 1530 local time N438AS (ASW-19B) crashed approximately 0.5 miles north of the Dansville, NY airport (kdsv). Initially there was…

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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