# Accident 20010414028949A: Schleicher ASW-20XV, Williams, CA, April 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2001, 12:45 local time
- Place: Williams, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1091° N, 122.2692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1091&lon=-122.2692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47TR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47TR-2001-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-20XV (registry code 3801504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20xv) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010414028949A

## Narrative

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

(-23)GLIDER CRASHED ON TAKEOFF, PILOT DID NOT ATTACH ELEVATOR CONTROL ROD TO ELEVATOR DURING PREFLIGHT. TOWPILOT KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE GLIDER AND WAS FORCED TO CUT TOW CABLE TO AVOID BEING PULLED OVER.  GLIDER DOVE INTO GROUND FROM APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET.  PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 LAX01FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA144), Apr 14, 2001: Schleicher ASW-20 (N47TR), Williams, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to attach the elevator control rod to the elevator, resulting in a loss of pitch control and subsequent ground impact. Additional factors were the failure to complete a…

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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