Schleicher ASW-15 N291W
16 August 1970 · Chester, South Carolina, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 August 1970 at about 14:20 local time, a Schleicher ASW-15 registered N291W was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chester, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chester, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chester Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schleicher ASW-15
- Registration
- N291W
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3318
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RETRACT WHEEL EQPD.PLT INADVERTENTLY LWRD DIVE-BRAKES INSTEAD OF LDG GR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schleicher ASW-15 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1971 | Schleicher ASW-15 | Marfa, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1973 | Schleicher ASW-15 | Eagle, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Aug 1975 | Schleicher ASW-15 | Packwood, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1976 | Schleicher ASW-15 | Claysburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1982 | Schleicher ASW-15 | Plymouth, Connecticut, United States | Jonathan T. Mead | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1984 | Schleicher ASW-15 | Fairfield, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |