# Accident 19850628029029A: Scwzer SGS126B, Cambria, NY, June 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Cambria, NY
- Airport: Lockport Cambria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1766° N, 78.8203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Cambria, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1766&lon=-78.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N691U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N691U-2020-12-08) (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: 338 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850628029029A

## Narrative

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

LOST TOO MUCH ALTITUDE IN A RAINSHOWER WITH DOWNDRAFTS. LANDED IN A FIELD. WINGTIP CAUGHT, GLIDER GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 NYC85LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA157), Jun 28, 1985: Schweizer SGS 1-26 (N691U), Cambria, NY, 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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