# Accident 19790516018939A: Scwzer SGS135C, Colorado Spring, CO, May 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2739H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2739H-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-35C (registry code 8050151, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS135C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 6 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790516018939A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PILOT LOST THERMAL LIFT. LANDED IN PASTURE. HIT ROCKS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2739H (1)

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

- [Accident 19920520015539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920520015539A), May 20, 1992: Scwzer SGS135C (N2739H), Big Timber, MT, Substantial damage. Unable to make destination due to loss of thermals. Selected a field. High sink rate on final,unable to correct.

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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