# Accident 19880828036269A: Schler ASW20, Red Mountain, CA, August 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1988, 17:00 local time
- Place: Red Mountain, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3583° N, 117.6167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Mountain, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3583&lon=-117.6167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 909 total, 400 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DUQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUQ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880828036269A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF THERMALS,STALLED ON AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. RECOVERED TOO LATE. NEGLECTED TO DUMP WATER BALLAST FOR LANDING

## 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 LAX88DUQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUQ05), Aug 29, 1988: Schleicher ASW-20BL (N300Y), Red Mountain, CA, substantial damage

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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