# Accident 19760821024859A: Scwzer SGS126E, Erwinna, PA, August 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1976
- Place: Erwinna, PA
- Airport: Van Sant
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 40.4843° N, 75.0996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VANSANT (9N1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4843&lon=-75.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1102S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1102S) (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: 2,039 total, 1 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DHA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHA49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821024859A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PORPOISE AFTER TOW LIFT-OFF. TOW RELEASE LOW ALTITUDE,STALLED TURNING BACK TO AIRPORT.

## 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 NYC76DHA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHA49), Aug 21, 1976: Schweizer SGS126 (N1102S), Erwinna, PA, 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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