# Accident 19860913046049A: Schler ASW19B, Griffin, GA, September 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1986, 14:00 local time
- Place: Griffin, GA
- Airport: Spaulding Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2910° N, 84.2792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2910&lon=-84.2792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15FW-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-19B (registry code 3801505, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-19b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW19B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,444 total, 140 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860913046049A

## Narrative

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

THE GLIDER STALLED AND SPUN INTO TREES WHILE AVOIDING POWERLINES AT THE APPROACH END OF A PRIVATE STRIP.

## 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 ATL86LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA253), Sep 13, 1986: Schleicher ASW-19B (N15FW), Griffin, GA, 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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