# Accident 19860504018809A: Scwzer SGS126E, Mount Graylock, MA, May 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mount Graylock, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1140S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1140S-1990-09-12) (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: 196 total, 10 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860504018809A

## Narrative

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

THE GLIDER HIT TREES AND GROUND DURING TRAINING MANEUVERS. THE STUDENT LOST AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHILE RIDGE RUNNING.

## 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 NYC86LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA118), May 4, 1986: Schweizer SGS 1-26 (N1140S), Mt. Graylock, MA, 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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