# Accident 19810601032959A: Schler ASW20, Las Vegas, NM, June 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1981, 14:33 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6049° N, 105.2170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6049&lon=-105.2170&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9031W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9031W-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-20 (registry code 3801506, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,280 total, 87 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810601032959A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER WAS OBSERVED IN STEEP BANK PRIOR TO CRASH. WITNESSES STATED GLIDER IN SPIN WHEN IMPACTING GROUND.

## 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 FTW81FQA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA32), Jun 1, 1981: Schleicher ASW-20 (N9031W), Las Vegas, NM, substantial damage, 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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