# Accident 19790505009919A: Scwzer SGS134, Elmira, NY, May 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1979, 13:45 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Harris Hill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1209° N, 76.9011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARRIS HILL (4NY8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1209&lon=-76.9011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76JP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (registry code 8050146, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS134
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,791 total, 9 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DFJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFJ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790505009919A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED A STEEP 270 DEGREE TURN FROM 200 FEET ALTITUDE. WING TIP DRAGGED GROUND.

## 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 NYC79DFJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFJ17), May 5, 1979: Schweizer SGS134 (N76JP), Elmira, NY, 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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