# Accident 19940814027419A: Schler ASW20, Ionia, MI, August 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1994, 14:45 local time
- Place: Ionia, MI
- Airport: Ionia County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9802° N, 85.0505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9802&lon=-85.0505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6514M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6514M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-20C (registry code 3801502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,390 total, 561 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940814027419A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE RETURN AIRPORT OR TURN INTO STRONG WIND. INTENTIONLY LANDED IN TREE TOPS OFF AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI94LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA280), Aug 14, 1994: Schleicher ASW-20 (N6514M), Ionia, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: no thermal lift available, and the lack of suitable terrain for landing. A factor related to the accident was the high wind condition.

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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