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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 1-26E · Wurtsboro, NY · July 24, 1980

Date
July 24, 1980
Place
Wurtsboro, NY
Airport
Wurtsboro
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N17905
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FA061
Reported as
Scwzer SGS126E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,430 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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.

Glider was observed entering spin 300 feet above ground, then continuing spin until ground contact.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER WAS OBSERVED ENTERING SPIN 300 FEET ABOVE GROUND, THEN CONTINUING SPIN UNTIL GROUND CONTACT.

NTSB investigation

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