# Accident 19800412009689A: Schler ASW12, Llano, CA, April 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1980, 17:15 local time
- Place: Llano, CA
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4847° N, 117.8265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (46CN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4847&lon=-117.8265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4472, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4472-2005-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher AS-W12 (registry code 38015HR, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-as-w12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,546 total, 428 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUQ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800412009689A

## Narrative

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

CAME TOO LOW ON FINAL. HIT DOWNDRAFT, WENT INTO TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX80FUQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUQ13), Apr 12, 1980: Schleicher ASW-12 (N4472), Llano, CA, 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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