- Date
- June 1, 1981
- Place
- Las Vegas, NM · LAS VEGAS, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9031WSchleicher ASW-20
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810601032959A
- Case key
- 125217
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1773 81/6/1 LAS VEGAS,NM SCHLEICHER ASW-20 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1433 N9031W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 36, 1280 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 87 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS VEGAS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9031W
- Reported as
- Schleicher ASW-20
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Las Vegas Muni
N9031WRegistration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Schleicher ASW-20Airframe modelSchleicher ASW-20Engine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.