# Accident 19810509022739A: Scwzer SGS135, Java, NY, May 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Java, NY
- Airport: Java
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6507° N, 78.3859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Java, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6507&lon=-78.3859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135RS-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-35C (registry code 8050151, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 35 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FFJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFJ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810509022739A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN IN WHILE IN TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING. PILOT INDICATES THAT ALTIMETER WAS SET WRONG.

## 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 NYC81FFJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFJ11), May 9, 1981: Schweizer 1-35C (N135RS), Java, NY, 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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