# NTSB MIA79FLD55: Schleicher ASW-17, N4AX, Oviedo, FL, April 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1979
- Place: Oviedo, FL · OVIEDO, FL
- Location: 28.6619° N, 81.1871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oviedo, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6619&lon=-81.1871&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLD55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0646   79/4/6  NR.OVIEDO,FL          SCHLEICHER ASW-17   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1356
        TIME - 1630                    N4AX                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINTER HAVEN,FL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4AX](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4AX-1981-12-18), registration cancelled 1981-12-18, S/N 17019, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASW-17
- Registry model: [Schleicher ASW-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-17) (registry code 3801507) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- 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 19790406006519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790406006519A), Apr 6, 1979: Schler ASW17, Oviedo, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft hit the ground at high speed. Pilots who had flown this modification had experienced control problems.

## Other investigations on N4AX (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA78DLD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD10), Nov 13, 1977: Schleicher ASW-17 (N4AX), Mulberry, FL, substantial damage

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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