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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS123 · Battleboro, NC · September 24, 1983

Date
September 24, 1983 · 16:35 local
Place
Battleboro, NC
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N124M
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83FA377
Reported as
Scwzer SGS123
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
578 total0 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Glider entered spin when turning base leg to final approach for landing. Pilot was not glider rated.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER ENTERED SPIN WHEN TURNING BASE LEG TO FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING. PILOT WAS NOT GLIDER RATED.

NTSB investigation

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