# Accident 19840712065262A: Schler ASW20, Ephrata, WA, July 12, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1984, 14:50 local time
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2708° N, 119.5904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2708&lon=-119.5904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17KS-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-20B (registry code 3801520, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20b) (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: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840712065262A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER GLIDER N919R THAT WAS   ATTEMPTING TO JOIN THE GAGGLE CIRCLING IN A THERMAL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N919R, Sphrth VENTUSA: [Accident 19840712065261A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840712065261A)

## 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 SEA84FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA172), Jul 12, 1984: Schempp-Hirth Ventus A (N17KS), Ephrata, WA, minor 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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