# Accident 19790821020009A: Scwzer SGS135C, Sun Valley, NV, August 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1979, 18:12 local time
- Place: Sun Valley, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6103° N, 119.7771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sun Valley, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6103&lon=-119.7771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2632H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS135C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,265 total, 24 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DXQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DXQ35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790821020009A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX79DXQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DXQ35), Aug 21, 1979: Schweizer 1-35C (N2632H), Sun Valley, NV, 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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