Centrair SCHLEICHER ASW-20 N49946
18 March 1986 · Phoenix, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 March 1986 at about 21:15 local time, a Centrair SCHLEICHER ASW-20 registered N49946, operated by Arnold F. Jurn, was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Turf Airport (10)
- Coordinates
- 33.6307, -112.0900
- Aircraft
- Centrair SCHLEICHER ASW-20
- Registration
- N49946
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Arnold F. Jurn
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Phoenix → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX86LA144
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
THE PLT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF BECAUSE THE ACFT WAS VEERING OFF THE RWY. AFTER RELEASE FROM THE TOW PLANE THE ACFT WING TIP STRUCK A BUSH CAUSING THE AFCT TO GROUND LOOP. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 200 DEG AT 5 KTS GUSTING TO 10 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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