19800222003269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 1-34 · Colorado Spring, CO · February 22, 1980

Date: February 22, 1980 · 13:00 local
Place: Colorado Spring, CO
Airport: Air Force Academy
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7653
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN80FTE28
Reported as: Scwzer SGS134
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 476 total15 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N7653Registration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Schweizer SGS 1-34S/N 33 · Built 1970 Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-34 Engine modelNONENone

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tried to land glider on road at airport due to traffic on runway. Overshot area. Hit fence. Hypoxia, drugs involved

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO LAND GLIDER ON ROAD AT AIRPORT DUE TO TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY. OVERSHOT AREA. HIT FENCE. HYPOXIA, DRUGS INVOLVED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN80FTE28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedColorado Spgs, COFeb 22, 1980 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7653 · 1

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

Accident 19870815045629ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Dansville, NYDue to misunderstanding tow took off before glider ready. Glider stalled trying to return. Recovery was too late.Aug 15, 1987 · Substantial damage