# Accident 19821003050859A: Scwzer SGS126, Kutztown, PA, October 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1982, 16:40 local time
- Place: Kutztown, PA
- Airport: Kutztown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5193° N, 75.7703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5193&lon=-75.7703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2515H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2515H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821003050859A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER OVERSHOT RUNWAY DURING LANDING AND HIT SIGNBOARD OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC83LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA001), Oct 3, 1982: Schweizer SGS1-26 (N2515H), Kutztown, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2515H (1)

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

- [Incident 19791125045869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125045869I), Nov 25, 1979: Scwzer SGS126 (N2515H), Kutztown, PA, Minor damage. Student glider pilot landed long. Landed in wires.

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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