# Accident 19820724035499A: Schler ASW20, Hempstead, TX, July 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1982, 13:30 local time
- Place: Hempstead, TX
- Airport: Hempstead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0897° N, 96.0803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0897&lon=-96.0803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13JR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,283 total, 168 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820724035499A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF. ELEVATORS HAD NOT BEEN CONNECTED DURING ASSEMBLY.

## 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 FTW82DA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA300), Jul 24, 1982: Schleicher ASW-20 (N13JR), Hempstead, TX, 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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