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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS135C · Sun Valley, NV · August 21, 1979

Date
August 21, 1979 · 18:12 local
Place
Sun Valley, NV
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2632H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79DXQ35
Reported as
Scwzer SGS135C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,265 total24 in this make and model78 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Glider ran out of lift. Landed on road. Wings hit sign posts.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER RAN OUT OF LIFT. LANDED ON ROAD. WINGS HIT SIGN POSTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.