# Accident 19881106049459A: Schler ASK21, Vacaville, CA, November 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1988, 11:30 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Vacaville Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4100° N, 122.0107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4100&lon=-122.0107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129KS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N129KS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASK-21 (registry code 38015GY, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ask-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASK21
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881106049459A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW AND SLOW ON FINAL. STRUCK A FENCE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX89LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA038), Nov 6, 1988: Schleicher ASK-21 (N129KS), Vacaville, 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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