# Accident 19840825043279A: Scwzer SGS136, Elmira, NY, August 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1984, 16:18 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Corning
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0894° N, 76.8395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0894&lon=-76.8395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3622E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3622E-1989-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-36 (registry code 8050153, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS136
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 4 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FFJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FFJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840825043279A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PILOT TRYED A 180 BACK TO AIRPORT AFTER TOW ROPE BROKE DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC84FFJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FFJ04), Aug 25, 1984: Schweizer SGS 1-36 (N3622E), Elmira, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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