Accident Schleicher ASW 17 N4AX,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14113
 
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Date:Friday 6 April 1979
Time:16:30 LT
Type:Schleicher ASW 17
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N4AX
MSN: 17019
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Near Oviedo, FL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:KGIF
Destination airport:KGIF
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Uncontrolled collision with the ground. Pilot was killed and the glider (ASW 17) was destroyed. Glider was operated from Winter Heaven - KGIF.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA79FLD55
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 month
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB Identification: MIA79FLD55

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
13 November 1977 N4AX Private 0 Mulberry, FL sub
Mid-air collision

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
29-Jan-2010 06:09 DColclasure Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
07-Aug-2011 01:44 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Sep-2011 05:58 Uli Elch Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Plane category, ]
06-Jul-2013 18:34 Alpine Flight Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport]

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