# Accident 19750518009989A: Scwzer SGS134, Colorado Spgs, CO, May 18, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1975
- Place: Colorado Spgs, CO
- Airport: Black Forest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1171S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1171S-1987-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (registry code 8050146, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS134
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75FTE69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750518009989A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 DEN75FTE69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE69), May 18, 1975: Schweizer SGS134 (N1171S), Colorado Spgs, CO, 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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