# Accident 19811108072239A: Scwzer SGS126A, Lockport, NY, November 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1981, 14:15 local time
- Place: Lockport, NY
- Airport: Cambria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1942° N, 78.7994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Cambria Airport (NK25), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1942&lon=-78.7994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2767R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2767R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26A (registry code 8050116, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DFJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DFJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811108072239A

## Narrative

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

GLIDERS WINGTIP HIT GROUND FIRST ON LANDING. GLIDER CARTWHEELED AND FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 NYC82DFJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DFJ04), Nov 8, 1981: Schweizer 1-26 (N2767R), Lockport, 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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