# Accident 19900907038499A: Schler ASK21, Memphis, TN, September 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1990, 17:15 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0409° N, 90.1590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0409&lon=-90.1590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21SX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASK21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900907038499A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF LIFT. STRUCK TREE ON OFF AIRPORT 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 ATL90LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA168), Sep 7, 1990: Schleicher ASK-21 (N21SX), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH A TREE DUE TO MISJUDGING HIS GLIDEPATH.

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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