# Accident 19800619022159A: Amtrsc SCHLEICHERK8, Sterling, OH, June 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1980, 17:25 local time
- Place: Sterling, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9662° N, 81.8439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9662&lon=-81.8439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707PG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707PG-1980-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-20 (registry code 3801506, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSC SCHLEICHERK8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,868 total, 101 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEK15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800619022159A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER OBSERVED TO ENTER VERTICAL BANK, VERTICAL DIVE. LEVELED WITH HIGH SINK RATE AT IMPACT. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 CHI80FEK15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK15), Jun 19, 1980: Schleicher ASW-20 (N707PG), Mt.Sterling, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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