# Accident 19980409024379A: Schler ASW19B, Jonesville, NC, April 9, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1998, 16:08 local time
- Place: Jonesville, NC
- Airport: Swan Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1096° N, 80.8097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1096&lon=-80.8097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N297B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N297B-2000-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-19B (registry code 3801505, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-19b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW19B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 15 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980409024379A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 MIA98LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA128), Apr 9, 1998: Schleicher ASW-19B (N297B), Hamptonville, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) while maneuvering at a low altitude.

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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