# Accident 19750802024259A: Scwzer SGS126E, Franconia, NH, August 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1975
- Place: Franconia, NH
- Airport: Franconia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 44.1960° N, 71.7507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRANCONIA (1B5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1960&lon=-71.7507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34431, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34431-2017-10-27) (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: 819 total, 13 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DNC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750802024259A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER ENGAGED IN RIDGE FLYING EXPERIENCED LOSS OF LIFT.FLT TOO LOW FOR TRRN CLNC.

## 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 NYC76DNC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC07), Aug 2, 1975: Schweizer 126D (N34431), Franconia, NH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N34431 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900602023599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900602023599A), Jun 2, 1990: Scwzer SGS126E (N34431), Montevallo, AL, Substantial damage. Tow plane aborted takeoff run for unknown reason. Glider too high for runway stalled trying to land in a lake.

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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