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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schler ASW-19B · Jonesville, NC · April 9, 1998

Date: April 9, 1998 · 16:08 local
Place: Jonesville, NC
Airport: Swan Creek Airport
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N297B
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA98LA128
Reported as: Schler ASW19B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,650 total15 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N297BRegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2000 · Schleicher ASW-19BS/N 19376 Airframe modelSchleicher ASW-19B

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What happened

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Indicates glider ran out of thermals and stalled trying to locate a landing area. (-23) on April 9, 1998, at about 1608 eastern daylight time, a schleicher glider, model ASW19-B, bearing us registration N297B, collided with terrain between marler road and interstate 77 in hamttonville, NC. The glider was substantially damaged and the single occupant, private pilot, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight which departed via aero-tow from the Swan Creek Airport (78A) approximately 2 1/2 hours earlier. No flight plan and no weather briefing were obtained for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91.

As the FAA filed it

INDICATES GLIDER RAN OUT OF THERMALS AND STALLED TRYING TO LOCATE A LANDING AREA. (-23) ON APRIL 9, 1998, AT ABOUT 1608 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A SCHLEICHER GLIDER, MODEL ASW19-B, BEARING US REGISTRATION N297B, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN BETWEEN MARLER ROAD AND INTERSTATE 77 IN HAMTTONVILLE, NC. THE GLIDER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE SINGLE OCCUPANT, PRIVATE PILOT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WHICH DEPARTED VIA AERO-TOW FROM THE SWAN CREEK AIRPORT (78A) APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 HOURS EARLIER. NO FLIGHT PLAN AND NO WEATHER BRIEFING WERE OBTAINED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA98LA128Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHamptonville, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) while maneuvering at a low altitude.Apr 9, 1998 · Substantial damage