# Accident 19810322022669A: Scwzer SGS126E, Dell City, TX, March 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1981, 13:55 local time
- Place: Dell City, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9349° N, 105.1998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dell City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9349&lon=-105.1998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17932, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17932) (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: 1,054 total, 10 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322022669A

## Narrative

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

LACKED THERMAL LIFT TO RETURN TO BASE. WING STRUCK CACTUS PLANT ON LANDING.

## 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 FTW81DQD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD18), Mar 22, 1981: Schweizer 1-26E (N17932), Dell City, TX, 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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