# Accident 19760605013799A: Scwzer SGS126D, Waterville, WA, June 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1976
- Place: Waterville, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 47.6480° N, 120.0707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6480&lon=-120.0707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7562, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7562-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26D (registry code 8050122, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DYG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760605013799A

## Narrative

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

REGIONAL SOARING CHAMPIONSHIP COMP.PURSUED DUST DEVIL,BFOR TFC PATTERN.FORGOT PSN OF UTILITY POLE.

## 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 SEA76DYG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG55), Jun 5, 1976: Schweizer SGS126 (N7562), Waterville, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7562 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910402008229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910402008229A), Apr 2, 1991: Scwzer SGS126D (N7562), Warner Springs, CA, Destroyed. Lost lift soaring near ridge line. Became too slow in a turn. Stalled and spun in.
- [Accident 19840429016639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840429016639A), Apr 29, 1984: Scwzer SGS126D (N7562), Vacaville, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost lift on ridge and allowed glider to crash into fence during off field landing.

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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