# Accident 19860804037269A: Schler ASW20, Uvalde, TX, August 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1986, 17:00 local time
- Place: Uvalde, TX
- Airport: Uvalde
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2096° N, 99.7804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2096&lon=-99.7804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20TS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20TS) (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: 5,750 total, 0 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FRG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRG30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860804037269A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING A TURN FOR LANDING. STRUCK WIRES AND A TRUCK. HIGH TEMPERATURE AND PILOT DEHYDRATION POSSIBLE FACTOR

## 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 FTW86FRG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRG30), Aug 4, 1986: Schleicher ASW-20 (N20TS), Uvalde, TX, destroyed

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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