Accident: Schleicher ASW 20
Aug 23, 2015 · Hempstead, TX
NTSB numberCEN15LA376Event id20150824X25041
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during an attempted off-airport landing.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Schleicher ASW 20
- Registration
- N878S
- Year built
- 1979
- Category
- Glider
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Landing Collision during takeoff/land
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