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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 · Ely, NV · July 11, 2020

Date: July 11, 2020 · 15:22 local
Place: Ely, NV
Airport: Ely
Phase of flight: Unknown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N167TM
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20LA216
Reported as: Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0

N167TMRegistration cancelled Dec 31, 2022 · Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18S/N 29086 · Built 2013 Airframe modelAlexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Ely, NV: N167TM, AS29, Ely crashed under unknown circumstances near the top of "peacock mountain", approx 5 NM east of Ely Airport (39° 17'

51'' N/114° 44' 53'' w). POB: 1, injuries: fatal, damage: destroyed. 07/11/2020 2222Z

NTSB no. WPR20LA216. privacy data omitted Of NTSB presiding. No in person investigation due to covid-19. Aircraft wreckage taken to plane parts in sacramento, CA. Toxicology sent to cami. NTSB requires no further FSDO involvement. Accident closed.

As the FAA filed it

ELY, NV: N167TM, AS29, ELY CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES NEAR THE TOP OF "PEACOCK MOUNTAIN", APPROX 5 NM EAST OF ELY AIRPORT (39° 17'

51'' N/114° 44' 53'' W). POB: 1, INJURIES: FATAL, DAMAGE: DESTROYED. 07/11/2020 2222Z

NTSB NO. WPR20LA216. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF NTSB PRESIDING. NO IN PERSON INVESTIGATION DUE TO COVID-19. AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE TAKEN TO PLANE PARTS IN SACRAMENTO, CA. TOXICOLOGY SENT TO CAMI. NTSB REQUIRES NO FURTHER FSDO INVOLVEMENT. ACCIDENT CLOSED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR20LA216Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportEly, NVThe pilot’s loss of glider control while maneuvering near a mountain ridge in downdrafts and dry microbursts at an altitude that precluded recovery.Jul 11, 2020 · Destroyed