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| Date: | Friday 6 April 1979 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: | Schleicher ASW 17 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4AX |
| MSN: | 17019 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Oviedo, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | KGIF |
| KGIF | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Uncontrolled collision with the ground. Pilot was killed and the glider (ASW 17) was destroyed. Glider was operated from Winter Heaven - KGIF.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB Identification: MIA79FLD55
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 November 1977 | N4AX | Private | 0 | Mulberry, FL | |
sub |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Jan-2010 06:09 | DColclasure | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Aug-2011 01:44 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2011 05:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Plane category, ] |
| 06-Jul-2013 18:34 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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