# Accident 19811003067279A: Scwzer SGS126, Monticello, IL, October 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1981, 13:40 local time
- Place: Monticello, IL
- Airport: Monticello
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0335° N, 88.5741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0335&lon=-88.5741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10390, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10390-1984-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26C (registry code 8050120, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 8 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEV01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811003067279A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW TO MAKE PATTERN. OPPOSITE TRAFFIC BLOCKED LANDING. STRUCK WIRES DIVERTING TO OFF-AIRPORT 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 CHI82DEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEV01), Oct 3, 1981: Schweizer SGS126 (N10390), Monticello, IL, 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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