# Accident 19740624019009A: Scwzer SGS126E, Highland, IL, June 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1974
- Place: Highland, IL
- Airport: Highland-Winet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.7792° N, 89.6405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HIGHLAND-WINET (H07), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7792&lon=-89.6405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7727S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7727S-2014-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26D (registry code 8050122, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26d) (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: 16 total, 13 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FCA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FCA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740624019009A

## Narrative

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

TURNED ON FINAL,WING HIT FENCE.

## 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 CHI74FCA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FCA03), Jun 24, 1974: Schweizer 1-26D (N7727S), Highland, IL, substantial damage

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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