# Accident 19860428070512A: Scwzer SGS126B, Julian, PA, April 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1986, 13:30 local time
- Place: Julian, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9006° N, 75.7408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9006&lon=-75.7408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N686U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N686U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26B (registry code 8050118, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,250 total, 500 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860428070512A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND AND BELOW BY 40MS WHO WAS CLIMBING. INVERTED SPIN RESULTED WITH GROUND IMPACT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N40MS, Amtr DG400: [Accident 19860428070511A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860428070511A)

## 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 NYC86FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA114), Apr 28, 1986: Schweizer SGS-1-26B (N686U), Julian, PA, destroyed, 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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