# Accident 19781028035869A: Scwzer SGS126E, Hailey,Id, ID, October 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1978
- Place: Hailey,Id, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 43.5127° N, 114.2995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hailey, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5127&lon=-114.2995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5753S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5753S-1982-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (registry code 8050206, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781028035869A

## Narrative

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

SINGLE WHEEL ACFT. DENSITY ALT AROUT 10000FT. PLT WAS RIDGE SOARING.

## 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 SEA79FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA007), Oct 28, 1978: Schweizer SGS232 (N5753S), Hailey, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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