Accident Schleicher ASW 19 N59RA, Tuesday 28 July 1981
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Date:Tuesday 28 July 1981
Time:13:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic as19 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Schleicher ASW 19
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N59RA
MSN: 14032
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:California Cty, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:California Cty, CA
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
In Flight - Airframe Failure during low pass - Right horiz stab & elevator seperated.A 1976 independent flight test revealed positive a/s system errors.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: LAX81FA111
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB Identification: LAX81FA111

http://rcawsey.co.uk/asw19.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
08-Jan-2010 09:29 DColclasure Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
07-Mar-2010 09:57 Alpine Flight Updated [Nature, Source, ]

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