# Accident 19800910067829A: Schler ASW19B, Tyrone, PA, September 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1980, 08:50 local time
- Place: Tyrone, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6765° N, 78.2460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyrone, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6765&lon=-78.2460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N437AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N437AS-1983-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-19 (registry code 3801508, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW19B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 702 total, 165 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FGM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800910067829A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON LANDING. FAILED TO DUMP WATER BALLAST.

## 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 NYC80FGM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM32), Sep 10, 1980: Schleicher ASW-19 (N437AS), Tyronne, PA, 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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