# Accident 19750301002829A: Scwzer SGS126B, Covington, LA, March 1, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1975
- Place: Covington, LA
- Airport: Oak Hill Sailport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 30.4802° N, 90.1118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4802&lon=-90.1118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8637R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8637R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26B (registry code 8050118, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75ARD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75ARD33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750301002829A

## Narrative

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

SINGLE WHEEL. L WG HIT GRND DRG TURN TO FINAL.

## 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 FTW75ARD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75ARD33), Mar 1, 1975: Schweizer SGS126 (N8637R), Covington, LA, 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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