ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39292
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| Date: | Thursday 12 July 1984 |
| Time: | 14:50 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 20B |
| Owner/operator: | Karl H Striedieck |
| Registration: | N919R |
| MSN: | 20621 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH/KEPH) |
| Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH/KEPH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A 'GAGGLE' OF ABOUT 7 GLIDERS WERE MANEUVERING IN A THERMAL WHEN N919R TRIED TO JOIN THE GROUP. THEIR AIRSPEED WAS ABOUT 55 KNOTS AND HIS WAS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 80 KNOTS. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING OF N919R CONTACTED THE TRAILING EDGE OF N17KS RIGHT WING
ASW 20 N919R THEN ENTERED AN INVERTED SPIN FROM WHICH IT DID NOT RECOVER AND CRASHED STILL INVERTED. NO PARACHUTE WAS OBSERVED TO DEPLOY. PILOT KILLED
N17KS MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT THE AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE.
Sources:
1. NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X40502 [NTSB Identification: SEA84FA172B]
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=919R
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/asw203.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Dec-2009 09:19 | DColclasure | Updated |
| 18-Dec-2014 20:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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