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FTW72DQD14

1971-10-23 · MARFA, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N8465

Make / Model
SCHLEICHER ASW-15
Engine
AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19900711
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB992A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
SCHLEICHER ASW-15 · N8465
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
C
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
D
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
120° / 5 kt
Temp
75° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000015075
Total time
200 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
5,000
Age
52

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

HIT MESQUITE BUSH.

Investigator remarks

GLIDER LOST LIFT,TOO FAR FROM FLD.LND ON ROAD.WG

Cause factors

  • 64/C/35 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN Cause
  • 64/C/27 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Cause

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 4462. Source file NTSB_1971_3_4462.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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