# Accident 20240421004639A: Schleicher Alexander Gmbh & Co ASH 26 E, Heber City, UT, April 21, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2024, 15:30 local time
- Place: Heber City, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4750° N, 111.4387° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4750&lon=-111.4387&mi=10
- Aircraft: N644CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N644CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher Alexander ASH 26 E (registry code 05624RU, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-alexander-ash-26-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mid-West AE50R (registry code 51500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mid-west-ae50r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ALEXANDER GMBH & CO ASH 26 E
- Reported engine: MID-WEST AE50R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240421004639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT.  A SUCCESSFUL 180 WAS MADE HOWEVER INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE REMAINED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT.  PILOT LEVELED GLIDER AND TOUCHED DOWN OFF AIRPORT.  GLIDER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON LANDING.

## 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 WPR24LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA127), Apr 21, 2024: Schleicher Alexander ASH 26 E (N644CC), Heber, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Reduced takeoff performance for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a forced landing.

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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