# Accident 19800430010709A: Scwzer SGS134, Calistoga, CA, April 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Calistoga, CA
- Airport: Calistoga
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5814° N, 122.5827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calistoga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5814&lon=-122.5827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1165S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1165S-1983-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (registry code 8050146, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS134
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 92 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800430010709A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED ALTITUDE & AIR CURRENTS DEVELOPED. HIGH SINK RATE ON APPROACH. HIT SHORT IN A SEMI-STALL.

## 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 LAX80FVG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG33), Apr 30, 1980: Schweizer SGS134 (N1165S), Calistoga, CA, destroyed

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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