# NTSB Accident ERA22FA189
> **SCHLEICHER ASW-19B** · 2022-04-16 · JACKSONVILLE, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA22FA189
- **Event ID:** 20220416104950
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-04-16
- **Location:** JACKSONVILLE, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.277778, -81.805944
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHLEICHER
- **Model:** ASW-19B
- **Registration:** N19KW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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.

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