# Accident 19780102000059A: Scwzer SGS126E, Mena, AR, January 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1978
- Place: Mena, AR
- Airport: Mena
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.5826° N, 94.2365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mena, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5826&lon=-94.2365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7716S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7716S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26D (registry code 8050122, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26d) (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: 20 total, 9 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DPG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780102000059A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO FIND LIFTING THERMAL.

## 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 FTW78DPG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG12), Jan 2, 1978: Schweizer 1-26 (N7716S), Mena, AR, 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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