# Accident 19750326003839A: Scwzer SGS126B, Blairstown, NJ, March 26, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1975
- Place: Blairstown, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 40.9873° N, 74.9547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blairstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9873&lon=-74.9547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2740Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2740Z) (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: 238 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DHA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHA37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750326003839A

## Narrative

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

TOW ROPE BROKE.ACFT ENCTRD WIND GUST DRG LDG APCH.L WING HIT FENCE POST.

## 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 NYC75DHA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHA37), Mar 26, 1975: Schweizer SGS126 (N2740Z), Blairstown, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2740Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19890323018699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890323018699I), Mar 23, 1989: Scwzer SGS126B (N2740Z), Burlington, NJ, Minor damage. Solo glider student did not stay on centerline landing. Wing tip hit glider parked close to runway.

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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