# Accident 19781029037289A: Scwzer SGS126E, Georgetown,Tx, TX, October 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1978
- Place: Georgetown,Tx, TX
- Airport: Georgetown Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 30.6327° N, 97.6772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6327&lon=-97.6772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14501, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14501) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (registry code 8051604, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33) (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: 13 total, 9 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781029037289A

## Narrative

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

ONE CENTER LANDING GEAR WHEEL ON GLIDER.WIND GUSTING TO 20KTS.

## 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 FTW79DRG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG07), Oct 29, 1978: Schweizer SGS232 (N14501), Georgetown, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N14501 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780813031549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780813031549A), Aug 13, 1978: Scwzer SGS233 (N14501), Georgetown,Tx, TX, Substantial damage. One center landing gear wheel on glider. Wind gusting to 20KTS.

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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