# Accident 20080617843769A: Schler ASW27B, Warren, VT, June 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2008, 15:00 local time
- Place: Warren, VT
- Airport: Warren/Sugarbush Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1167° N, 72.8228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1167&lon=-72.8228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW27B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080617843769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ pilot in command of Schleicher N227K, was participating in a contest at the Warren-Sugarbush airport.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ explained that due to arriving thunderstorms, he was attempting to return to the airport.  He lost lift and was unable to make it back to the airport.  He crashed into trees and destroyed the glider.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ did not sustain any 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 NYC08CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA217), Jun 17, 2008: Schleicher ASW-27B (N227K), Warren, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to divert to a suitable landing area.

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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