# Accident 19830526021889A: Brasov IS29D2, Ephrata, WA, May 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2697° N, 119.5898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2697&lon=-119.5898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91419, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91419-1991-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-29D (registry code 4490104, https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-29d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRASOV IS29D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,455 total, 201 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830526021889A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF THERMALS. DUST DEVIL LIFTED A WING ON OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD. GLIDER GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 SEA83LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA109), May 26, 1983: I.C.A. Brasov IS-29D (N91419), Ephrata, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N91419 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880626062119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880626062119A), Jun 26, 1988: Brasov IS29D2 (N91419), Athol, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled and spun in during a low approach to landing runway.

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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