# Accident 19800816036469A: Scwzer SGS126, Mt Salem, NJ, August 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Mt Salem, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N83TT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83TT-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26C (registry code 8050120, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26c) (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: 112 total, 97 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DHA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHA29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816036469A

## Narrative

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

DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE EN ROUTE. NO OPEN FIELDS. LANDED IN TREES.

## 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 NYC80DHA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHA29), Aug 16, 1980: Schweizer SGS126 (N83TT), Mt Salem, NJ, substantial damage

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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