# Accident 19791123034719A: Scwzer SGS135, Lakeland, FL, November 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1979, 15:45 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34185, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34185) (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: 251 total, 81 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DLD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791123034719A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER HIT TREE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN FIELD. PILOT MISJUDGED ALTITUDE. OVERSHOT TURN TO FIELD.

## 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 MIA80DLD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD18), Nov 23, 1979: Schweizer SGS135 (N34185), Lakeland, FL, 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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