# Accident 19900922041649A: Schler ASW12, California City, CA, September 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Airport: California City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6899° N, 117.8991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6899&lon=-117.8991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6135, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6135-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher AS-W12 (registry code 38015HR, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-as-w12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DUQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUQ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900922041649A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PITCHED UP ON TAKEOFF WAS SAFELY RELEASED AND DIVED INTO GROUND. PILOT HAD NEGLECTED TO HOOK UP ELEVATORS.

## 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 LAX90DUQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUQ03), Sep 22, 1990: Schleicher ASW-12 (N6135), California City, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO A DISCONNECTED ELEVATOR CONTROL SURFACE AND AN IMPROPER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE GLIDER PILOT.

## Other reports on N6135 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840804037959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840804037959A), Aug 4, 1984: Schler ASW12 (N6135), Georgetown, TX, Destroyed. Glider crashed into trees on final approach. Witnesses reported severe gust preceeding passage of storm cell.

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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