Schleicher AS-K14 N169US
16 August 1976 · Mineral County, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 August 1976 at about 16:00 local time, a Schleicher AS-K14 registered N169US was involved in an accident during in flight near Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mineral County, West Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schleicher AS-K14
- Registration
- N169US
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- El Mira, Ny → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2502
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
RIDGE SOARING AND RAN INTO DOWN DRAFT OFF RIDGE.TOO LOW TO START ENG OR SET UP LDG PATTERN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schleicher AS accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 1976 | Schleicher AS-K14 | North Conway, New Hampshire, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1974 | Schleicher AS-K13 | Adrian, Michigan, United States | Adrian Soaring | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1973 | Schleicher AS-W17 | Newton, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1979 | Schleicher AS-K13 | Adrian, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1972 | Schleicher AS-K14 | Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1972 | Schleicher AS-K13 | No.canton, Ohio, United States | Freedom Soarin | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |