# Accident 19800201002149A: Scwzer SGS134, Colorado Spring, CO, February 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Usaf Academy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9725° N, 104.8211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at USAF Academy Airfield (AFF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9725&lon=-104.8211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555CF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (registry code 8050146, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS134
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80DTE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800201002149A

## Narrative

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

USED DIVE BRAKES FOR LANDING. FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIR SPEED. MADE HARD LANDING. BUCKLED FUSELAGE.

## 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 DEN80DTE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE23), Feb 1, 1980: Schweizer 1-34 (N555CF), Colorado Spgs, CO, 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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