# Accident 19820905043902A: Schler ASW20, California City, CA, September 5, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1982, 14:12 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1258° N, 117.9859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of California City, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1258&lon=-117.9859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,488 total, 190 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820905043902A

## Narrative

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

WAS OVERTAKEN AND STRUCK BY N214T WHILE BOTH GLIDERS WERE CIRCLING WITH OTHERS IN A THERMAL TO GAIN ALTITUDE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N214T, Sphrth VENTUSA: [Accident 19820905043901A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820905043901A)

## 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 LAX82DA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA335), Sep 5, 1982: Schleicher ASW-20 (N44MA), California City, 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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