# Incident 19800526051349I: Scwzer SGS126E, Onix, CA, May 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Onix, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N17916, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17916) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 320 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/19800526051349I

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON BALL FIELD. STRUCK POST.

## Other reports on N17916 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800809036169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800809036169A), Aug 9, 1980: Scwzer SGS126E (N17916), Lucerne, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot was making an ato tow. Auto was slow to accellerate. Pilot release from the auto, lost airspeed.

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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