# Accident 19880409071571A: Schler ASW20, Fairfield, PA, April 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fairfield, PA
- Airport: Mid Atlantic Soaring Center
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7806° N, 77.3596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7806&lon=-77.3596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34JH-2013-06-04) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 731 total, 731 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880409071571A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH GLIDER N311DP IN FLIGHT. IMPACT BROKE LEFT WING. GLIDER FELL IN A SPIRAL TO IMPACT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N311DP, Schler ASW20: [Accident 19880409071572A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880409071572A)

## 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 NYC88LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA125), Apr 9, 1988: Schleicher ASW-20 (N34JH), Fairfield, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N34JH TO SEE AND AVOID N311DP.

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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