# NTSB CHI80FEK15: Schleicher ASW-20, N707PG, Mt.Sterling, OH, June 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1980
- Place: Mt.Sterling, OH · MT.STERLING, OH
- Location: 39.7133° N, 83.2735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Sterling, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7133&lon=-83.2735&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEK15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1136  80/6/19    MT.STERLING,OH      SCHLEICHER ASW-20   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1725                    N707PG              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 53, 1869 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            102 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,OH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N707PG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707PG-1980-10-17), registration cancelled 1980-10-17, S/N 20009 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASW-20
- Registry model: [Schleicher ASW-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20) (registry code 3801506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800619022159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800619022159A), Jun 19, 1980: Amtrsc SCHLEICHERK8, Sterling, OH, Destroyed. Glider observed to enter vertical bank, vertical dive. Leveled with high sink rate at impact. Cause unknown.

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.

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