# Accident 19760626021029A: Scwzer SGS135, Hinckley, IL, June 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1976
- Place: Hinckley, IL
- Airport: Hinckley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.7709° N, 88.7034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HINCKLEY (0C2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7709&lon=-88.7034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34266, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34266-1980-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-35 (registry code 8050148, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 511 total, 8 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76DEE64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEE64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760626021029A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI76DEE64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEE64), Jun 26, 1976: Schweizer SGS135 (N34266), Hinckley, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N34266 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800620024569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800620024569A), Jun 20, 1980: Scwzer SGS135 (N34266), Hinckley, IL, Destroyed. Pilot made improper recovery from spin and wing failed.

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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