# Accident 19770528012829A: Scwzer SGS126E, Sterling, ME, May 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1977
- Place: Sterling, ME
- Airport: Sterling
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N1106S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1106S) (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: 359 total, 21 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FNE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770528012829A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING HIT VASI LIGHT.

## 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 NYC77FNE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE21), May 28, 1977: Schweizer SGS126 (N1106S), Sterling, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1106S (1)

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

- [Accident 19760821027149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821027149A), Aug 21, 1976: Scwzer SGS126E (N1106S), Sterling, MA, Substantial damage. PIC encounterd downdraft,attemptd to stretch glide to a landing site. Wheel eqpd

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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