# Accident 19850511016369A: Scwzer SGS126B, Toughkenamon, PA, May 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Toughkenamon, PA
- Airport: New Garden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8309° N, 75.7493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8309&lon=-75.7493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2401W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2401W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26B (registry code 8050118, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850511016369A

## Narrative

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

CANOPY CAME OPEN AFTER LIFTOFF. UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO CLOSE CANOPY, TOW RELEASE. WING STRUCK GROUND ON TURNBACK.

## 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 NYC85LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA122), May 11, 1985: Schweizer SGS-1-26B (N2401W), Toughkenamon, PA, 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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