# Accident 19750808030219A: Scwzer SGS126E, Lancaster, TX, August 8, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1975
- Place: Lancaster, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 32.5921° N, 96.7561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5921&lon=-96.7561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33910, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33910-2012-10-03) (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: 7,700 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FPA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750808030219A

## Narrative

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

SAILPLANE PITCHED FWD,IMPACTED SURFACE DURING TURN TO FINAL FOR LNDG ON UNPREPARED LNDG SITE

## 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 FTW76FPA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPA03), Aug 8, 1975: Schweizer SGS126 (N33910), Lancaster, TX, 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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