# Accident 19900731029339A: Schler ASK21, Plainfield, IL, July 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Plainfield, IL
- Airport: Clow Internation Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6103° N, 88.1993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6103&lon=-88.1993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N342KS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASK21
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,316 total, 8 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900731029339A

## Narrative

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

TOO WIDE AND TOO MUCH SLACK IN TOW. CUT LOOSE FROM TOW PLANE AND LANDED IN TREES.

## 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 CHI90LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA220), Jul 31, 1990: Schleicher ASK-21 (N342KS), Plainfield, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE GLIDER PILOT'S IMPROPER AIRCRAFT HANDLING AT LOW ATITUDE.

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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