- Date
- September 13, 1986, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Griffin, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N15FWSchleicher ASW-19B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860913046049A
- Case key
- 7189
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Analysis
The glider departed on an aerial tow and was released at 1700' AGL. Intention of the flt was an out and back x-country. During the flt the plt could not find lift and radioed a friend, also in a glider, that he intended to land at a sod strip. The plt stated that the last thing he clearly remembers was being just north of Griffin. He did remember coming over the intended landing strip and seeing power lines and trees at one end and trees on the other. He stated he thought that he was distracted from his normal apch procedures and allowed the acft to stall and enter a spin.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15FW
- Reported as
- Schleicher ASW-19B
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 19406
- Airframe hours
- 198
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard Valley & P. Crane
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 15, 1986
- Departed
- 3GA7 · Williamson, GA
- Airport
- 6A2 · Spalding County
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,444 total · 140 in this make and model · 1,430 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.