19830106000589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 1-36 · Colorado Spring, CO · January 6, 1983

Date
January 6, 1983 · 10:40 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N36166
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83FTE05
Reported as
Scwzer SGS136
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
219 total9 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot exceeded red line speed on dive to obtain maximum altitude. Bent and tore wing spars. Misused dive brakes.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EXCEEDED RED LINE SPEED ON DIVE TO OBTAIN MAXIMUM ALTITUDE. BENT AND TORE WING SPARS. MISUSED DIVE BRAKES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.