# Accident 19840819041259A: Scwzer SGS126E, Mineral Wells, TX, August 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1984, 14:10 local time
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX
- Airport: Mineral Wells
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8203° N, 98.0694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8203&lon=-98.0694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1129S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1129S-1989-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 21 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840819041259A

## Narrative

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

TRUCK TOWING GLIDER SLOWED DUE TO TRAFFIC ON FINAL. LATE RELEASE OF TOW LINE AND GLIDER SPUN TO THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW84LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA352), Aug 19, 1984: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (N1129S), Mineral Wells, TX, destroyed

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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