# NTSB WPR26LA263: Schleicher ASW-27, N920KB, Montague, CA, July 15, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: July 15, 2026, 12:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Montague, CA
- Coordinates: 41.79832, -122.47101
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7983&lon=-122.4710&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Glider tow event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/510)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA263
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203408/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA263

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Glider tow event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/510) (defining event); cases with it: [Schleicher ASW-27, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/510/sequence.md?model=3801501), [All aircraft, 45 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/510/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Schleicher ASW-27, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=3801501), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N920KB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N920KB), registered now, S/N 27123, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASW-27
- Registry model: [Schleicher ASW-27](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-27) (registry code 3801501) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Serial number: 27123
- Year built: 1999
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Glider tow, Part 91
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: SIY, Siskiyou County

## Weather

- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.03 inHg
- Observed at: KSIY
- METAR: METAR KSIY 151853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW120 30/06 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP155 T03000061

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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