# Accident 20070429005419A: Schler ASH26E, Castle Rock, CO, April 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2007, 17:20 local time
- Place: Castle Rock, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3714° N, 104.9478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3714&lon=-104.9478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123KS-2017-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher Alexander ASH 26 E (registry code 05624RU, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-alexander-ash-26-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASH26E
- Reported engine: DIAMON AE50R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,585 total, 128 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070429005419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 29 APRIL 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1720 LOCAL TIME, AN ASH 26 E GLIDER, PILOTED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED THE GROUND 5.3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CITY OF CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FATALLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER FAR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 DEN07FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07FA089), Apr 29, 2007: Schleicher Alexander ASH 26E (N123KS), Castle Rock, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush.

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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