# Accident 19770814034039A: Scwzer SGS126B, West Bend, WI, August 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1977
- Place: West Bend, WI
- Airport: West Bend
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 43.4222° N, 88.1279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEST BEND MUNI (ETB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4222&lon=-88.1279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2780Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2780Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26B (registry code 8050118, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 2 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77DEP50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEP50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770814034039A

## Narrative

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

STRETCHING GLIDE TO AVOID ACFT IN APCH PATH.

## 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 CHI77DEP50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEP50), Aug 14, 1977: Schweizer 1-26B (N2780Z), West Bend, WI, 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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