- Date
- August 4, 1986, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Uvalde, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N20TSSchleicher ASW-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860804037269A
- Case key
- 21974
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Analysis
Acft was competing in the natl soaring championships and had just crossed the finish line at 50' AGL and 85 kns a/s when it entered a maneuver to reverse direction and climb to pattern alt for landing. During the turn the acft stalled and struck a power line during the subsequent descent. After impact, the acft slid into a vehicle. The plt may have been distracted by other acft operating in the pattern.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20TS
- Reported as
- Schleicher ASW-20
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 20483
- Airframe hours
- 484
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Claude C. Gilmer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 15, 1986
- Airport
- UVA · Uvalde, Tx, runway 15, 2,000 × 30 ft
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.