# Incident 19791125045869I: Scwzer SGS126, Kutztown, PA, November 25, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1979, 14:33 local time
- Place: Kutztown, PA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5213° N, 75.7773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kutztown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5213&lon=-75.7773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2515H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2515H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 5 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125045869I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT GLIDER PILOT LANDED LONG. LANDED IN WIRES.

## Other reports on N2515H (1)

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

- [Accident 19821003050859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821003050859A), Oct 3, 1982: Scwzer SGS126 (N2515H), Kutztown, PA, Substantial damage. Glider overshot runway during landing and hit signboard off end of runway.

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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