Accident: Schleicher ASW-19B
Apr 16, 2022 · Jacksonville, FL
NTSB numberERA22FA189Event id20220416104950
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper preflight assembly of the glider’s elevator control, which resulted in a loss of control on takeoff, and the pilot’s failure to complete a positive control check before the flight, which would have identified the disconnected elevator control.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Schleicher ASW-19B
- Registration
- N19KW
- Year built
- 1984
- Category
- Glider
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Takeoff Flight control sys malf/fail
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Cecil Airport (VQQ)5 nm (9 km) south-west
- Whitehouse Naval Outlying Field (NEN)6 nm (11 km) north-west
- Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) (NIP)7 nm (13 km) east
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