# Accident 19830106000589A: Scwzer SGS136, Colorado Spring, CO, January 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1983, 10:40 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0496° N, 104.6892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0496&lon=-104.6892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36166, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36166) (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: 219 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830106000589A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN83FTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTE05), Jan 6, 1983: Schweizer 1-36 (N36166), Colo Springs, CO, 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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