# Accident 20030619014169A: Schler ASW27, Valyermo, CA, June 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2003, 12:32 local time
- Place: Valyermo, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4100° N, 117.8081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4100&lon=-117.8081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N271EC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N271EC-2004-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-27 (registry code 3801501, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW27
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,290 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030619014169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 06/19/2003 AT 12:32 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A SCHLEICHER ASW-27B SAILPLANE N271EC COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT 5,798 FOOT LEVEL WHILE COMPETING IN A GLIDER CONTEST NEAR VALYERMO, CA. RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE SAILPLANE HAD BEEN IN THE AIR FOR SIX MINUTES AND 28 SEC. BEFORE IMPACT, ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT DATA RETRIEVED FROM THE INFLIGHT DATA RECORDER.

## 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 LAX03FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA206), Jun 19, 2003: Schleicher ASW-27B (N271EC), Valyermo, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance altitude and his delayed remedial action by not turning away from the ridge when a lack of lift became apparent..

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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