# Accident 20030728020749A: Schler ASW24E, Hood River, OR, July 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2003, 10:16 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Airport: Hood River Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6772° N, 121.5361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6772&lon=-121.5361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24YB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24YB-2004-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-24E (registry code 3801515, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-24e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW24E
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030728020749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED HOOD RIVER, AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING CLIMB OUT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT STALLED, ENTERED A SPIN AND IMPACTED GROUND (FATAL).

## 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 SEA03LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA157), Jul 28, 2003: Schleicher ASW-24E (N24YB), Hood River, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel prior to the flight, resulting in fuel exhaustion during the initial climb, followed by the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed. An inadvertent stall was a factor.

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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