# Accident 19760707018529A: Scwzer SGS126A, Fabens, TX, July 7, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1976
- Place: Fabens, TX
- Airport: Fabens
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 31.5172° N, 106.1471° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FABENS (E35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5172&lon=-106.1471&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8639R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8639R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26A (registry code 8050116, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 7 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FQD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQD30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760707018529A

## Narrative

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

UN REACH RWY DUE MDT DWN DRAFTS. LND IN FLD.

## 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 FTW76FQD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQD30), Jul 7, 1976: Schweizer SGS126 (N8639R), Fabens, 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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