# NTSB LAX78FUG26: Schleicher ASW-12, N134Z, Hemet, CA, May 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1978
- Place: Hemet, CA · HEMET, CA
- Location: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7341&lon=-116.9968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142253
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUG26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0783  78/5/13    HEMET,CA            SCHLEICHER ASW-12   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 6823
        TIME - 1604                    N134Z               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 489 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEMET-RYAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEMET,CA                    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: [N134Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N134Z-2006-07-19), registration cancelled 2006-07-19, S/N 12002, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASW-12
- Registry model: [Schleicher AS-W12](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-as-w12) (registry code 38015HR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hemet-Ryan

## 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 19780513009959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780513009959A), May 13, 1978: Schler ASW12, Hemet, CA, Destroyed

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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