# Accident 20250801011689A: Schleicher ASW27-18, Morgan, UT, August 1, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2025, 13:45 local time
- Place: Morgan, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1294° N, 111.7122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1294&lon=-111.7122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N929JK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N929JK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW27-18 (registry code 3801500, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw27-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASW27-18
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250801011689A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/01/2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:45 LCL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AN EXPERIMENTAL SCHLEICHER ASW27-18 GLIDER, IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 3NM SOUTHEAST OF MORGAN COUNTY AIRPORT, (42U) ON THE NORTHWEST FACE OF BIG MAHOGANY MOUNTAIN IN MORGAN COUNTY, UTAH. THE GLIDER DEPARTED 42U WITH THE TOWING AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 13:30 LOCAL TIME. THE PILOT TOWING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT UPON REACHING 8,200 MSL, THE GLIDER WAS RELEASED IN AN AREA AROUND THE FRONT FACE OF THE BIG MAHOGANY MOUNTAIN. THE TOW AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRFIELD TO RETRIEVE ANOTHER GLIDER, AND THEN RETURNED TO THE SAME AREA. THE PILOT FLYING THE TOW AIRCRAFT STATED THAT HE SAW A COLUMN OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE MOUNTAIN. TWO OTHER PILOTS FLYING GLIDERS IN THE AREA ALSO WITNESSED THE SMOKE. THE FIRE WAS REPORTED TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE SOURCE AND THAT IT WAS A POST CRASH FIRE. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN THE FATALITY OF THE ONE INDIVIDUAL ON BOARD. IT IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. INTERNAL ADS-B DATA WAS UNAVAILABLE. WEATHER REPORTS FOR THAT TIME INDICATE NOTHING TO SHOW THAT WEATHER COULD HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE INSPECTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED AIRWORTHY AND UP TO DATE ON INSPECTIONS. THE PILOT WAS RATED AND CURRENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AT THIS TIME, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE CRASH WAS A RESULT OF THE GLIDER IMPACTING THE TERRAIN WITH NO FURTHER RELIABLE INFORMATION.

## 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 WPR25FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA232), Aug 1, 2025: Schleicher ASW27-18 (N929JK), Morgan, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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