# NTSB WPR25FA232: Schleicher ASW27-18, N929JK, Morgan, UT, August 1, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report
- Date: August 1, 2025, 13:58 local (19:58 UTC)
- Place: Morgan, UT · mountainous terrain
- Coordinates: 41.129444, -111.71222 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1294&lon=-111.7122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 200683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25FA232
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200683/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA232

## Preliminary report

On August 1, 2025, about 1358 mountain daylight time, a Schleicher ASW27-18, N929JK, was involved in an accident near Morgan, Utah. The pilot was fatally injured. The glider was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A Rocky Mountain Soaring club representative reported that he and another member of the soaring club were going to fly a two-seat glider and join the accident pilot who was flying in a single-seat glider. The intent of the accident flight was for the 2 gliders to be towed from the Morgan County Airport (42U), Morgan, Utah, and be released in the vicinity of Big Mahogany Mountain (located about 3 ½ miles southeast of 42U). The accident glider was the first to be towed out and released near the mountain. The tow airplane returned to the airport and towed the second glider to the mountain. Once in the area of Big Mahogany Mountain the pilots of the second glider did not see the accident glider; they circled the area looking for the accident glider and were not able to contact the accident pilot via radio or see it on their radio-based collision avoidance system – Flight alARM (FLARM). A search of the area by the second glider revealed white smoke and glider debris on the west facing side of Big Mahogany Mountain. The pilot of the second glider performed a 360° turn and when they viewed the accident site again, the accident glider was engulfed in flames. The second glider alerted first responders to the accident location and returned to 42U. The pilots of the second glider reported that there were no radio calls made by the accident pilot following the release of the glider from the tow airplane. Examination of the accident site revealed that the glider impacted the west facing side of a mountain at an elevation of 6,625 ft mean sea level (msl). The accident site was on a slope of about 35 – 40° and consisted of loose shale, scrub brush, and trees. The glider was mostly consumed by the postcrash fire. The wreckage was recovered to a secure facility for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N929JK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N929JK), registered now, S/N 29007, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASW27-18
- Registry model: [Schleicher ASW27-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw27-18) (registry code 3801500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Serial number: 29007
- Year built: 2006
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Departed: 42U, Morgan, UT
- Airport: 42U, Morgan County

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter: 30.23 inHg
- Observed at: KHIF, 12 nm away
- METAR: KHIF 011955Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 31/M02 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP167 T03091018

## 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 20250801011689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250801011689A), Aug 1, 2025: Schleicher ASW27-18, Morgan, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 08/01/2025 at approximately 13:45 LCL, [privacy data omitted] an experimental Schleicher ASW27-18 glider, impacted terrain approximately 3NM southeast of…

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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