# NTSB Accident SEA89LA150
> **SCHLEICHER ASW-20BL** · 1989-08-15 · MINDEN, NV, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA89LA150
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29258
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-15
- **Location:** MINDEN, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.009105, -119.750488
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHLEICHER
- **Model:** ASW-20BL
- **Registration:** N300Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

MISUNDERSTOOD EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, THE GLIDER PILOT RELEASED FROM THE TOW WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THE PILOT'S PREFLIGHT OF THE GLIDER AND RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WERE INADEQUATE BEFORE AND DURING THE FLIGHT.

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