# Accident 19850217003289A: Scwzer SGS126E, Reno, NV, February 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1985, 14:45 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33883, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33883-1988-06-01) (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: 58 total, 34 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850217003289A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN ALTITUDE DURING THERMAL CLIMB. LOST ALTITUDE,MADE EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 SEA85LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA059), Feb 17, 1985: Schweizer SGS-126E (N33883), Reno, NV, destroyed

## Other reports on N33883 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800615052641I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800615052641I), Jun 15, 1980: Scwzer SGS126 (N33883), Hemet, CA, Minor damage. Two gliders collided in flight. Both landed safely.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.