# Incident 19800615052652I: Scwzer SGS126, Hemet, CA, June 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1980, 14:55 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Airport: Ryan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7341&lon=-116.9968&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5743S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5743S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26B (registry code 8050118, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26b) (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: 80 total, 42 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/19800615052652I

## Narrative

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

TWO GLIDERS COLLIDED IN FLIGHT, LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N5743S (1)

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

- [Accident 19830626038799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626038799A), Jun 26, 1983: Scwzer SGS126B (N5743S), Phelan, CA, Substantial damage. Glider crashed during off airport landing when pilot unable to make it back to airport.

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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