# Accident 19810321011159A: Scwzer SGS126C, Arlington, WA, March 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1981, 11:35 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1704° N, 122.1446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1704&lon=-122.1446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9866E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9866E-2014-12-01) (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 SGS126C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,370 total, 7 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810321011159A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER BECAME OUT OF NORMAL TOW POSITION. ROPE POSSIBLY CONTACTED GLIDER'S WING CAUSING IT TO FAIL. GLIDER SPUN IN.

## 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 SEA81FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA025), Mar 21, 1981: Schweizer SGS126 (N9866E), Arlington, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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