# Accident 19820703032469A: Scwzer SGS136, New London, NH, July 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: New London, NH
- Airport: Eagles Nest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4045° N, 71.9486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAGLES NEST (NH40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4045&lon=-71.9486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3620Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3620Y-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-36 (registry code 8050153, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS136
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,685 total, 12 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820703032469A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER TOW ROPE PARTED ON TAKEOFF. GLIDER STALLED INTO TREES TURNING TO AVOID PEOPLE ON A GOLF COURSE. ROPE DEFECT.

## 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 NYC82DA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA153), Jul 3, 1982: Schweizer SGS-1-36 (N3620Y), New London, NH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3620Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010506010089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010506010089A), May 6, 2001: Scwzer SGS136 (N3620Y), Upperblack Eddy, PA, Substantial damage. (.19)On may 6, 2001, about 0947 eastern daylight time, a schweitzer 136, N3620Y, was substantially damaged after impacting trees near tinicum township,…

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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