# Accident 20200711012009A: Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co ASW 27-18, Ely, NV, July 11, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2020, 15:22 local time
- Place: Ely, NV
- Airport: Ely
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2975° N, 114.7481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2975&lon=-114.7481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N167TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N167TM-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 (registry code 3801538, https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-asw-27-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALEXANDER SCHLEICHER GMBH & CO ASW 27-18
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200711012009A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR20LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA216), Jul 11, 2020: Schleicher ASW27 (N167TM), Ely, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of glider control while maneuvering near a mountain ridge in downdrafts and dry microbursts at an altitude that precluded recovery.

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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