# Accident 19960705016089A: Schler ASW19, Salem, UT, July 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Salem, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0192° N, 111.6395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0192&lon=-111.6395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19KH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19KH-2003-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-19 (registry code 3801508, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 923 total, 433 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960705016089A

## Narrative

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

LOST THERMALS. UNABLE AIRPORT. OVER RAN 1500FT STRIP LANDING WING HIT HAY BALE. SKIDDED SIDEWAYS INTO A FENCE.

## 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 SEA96LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA147), Jul 5, 1996: Schleicher ASW-19 (N19KH), Salem, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point during an off-airport landing. Factors relating to the accident were: loss of thermal lift, high obstructions (transmission wires) near the edge…

## Other reports on N19KH (1)

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

- [Accident 20011103031819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011103031819A), Nov 3, 2001: Schler ASW19 (N19KH), Cedarsprings, PA, No damage. (-23) On November 3, 2001, at 1430 local, a scheicher glider, N19KH, owned and operated by william geiger crashed into trees on bald eagle ridge near cedar…

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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