# Accident 19730904031519A: Scwzer SGS126E, Franconia, NH, September 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1973
- Place: Franconia, NH
- Airport: Fraconia
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 44.2270° N, 71.7479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franconia, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2270&lon=-71.7479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1118S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1118S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DNC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730904031519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC74DNC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC21), Sep 4, 1973: Schweizer 126 (N1118S), Franconia, NH, destroyed

## Other reports on N1118S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050213002789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050213002789I), Feb 13, 2005: Scwzer SGS126E (N1118S), Blairstown, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) According to the pilot, while gliding approximately 3 miles north of the Blairstown airport, he was caught in a "sink" also known as a down draft, lost…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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