# Accident 19751005032409A: Scwzer SGS126E, Williamstown, MA, October 5, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1975
- Place: Williamstown, MA
- Airport: North Adams
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 42.7089° N, 73.2013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamstown, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7089&lon=-73.2013&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33906, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33906-1975-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 7 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNE08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751005032409A

## Narrative

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

ACFT OBSVD TO PITCH DWN 35 DEG FM STRAIGHT AND LVL TO IMPACT.

## 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 NYC76FNE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNE08), Oct 5, 1975: Schweizer SGS126 (N33906), Williamstown, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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