# Accident 19791014029169A: Scwzer SGS135, Port Matilda, PA, October 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1979, 19:15 local time
- Place: Port Matilda, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8000° N, 78.0526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Matilda, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8000&lon=-78.0526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34182, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34182-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-35 (registry code 8050148, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 86 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FGT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGT01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014029169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS RIDGE SOARING. WING TIP HIT A TREE CAUSING GLIDER TO CRASH INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC80FGT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGT01), Oct 14, 1979: Schweizer SGS135 (N34182), Port Matilda, PA, 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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