# Accident 19860927046969A: Scwzer SGS135C, Palm Springs, CA, September 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1986, 15:40 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8504° N, 116.5601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8504&lon=-116.5601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2673H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2673H-2012-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-35C (registry code 8050151, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS135C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 9 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FUG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860927046969A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PILOT FAILED TO STAY CLOSE ENOUGH TO A RECOVERY FIELD. DURING EMERGENCY PATTERN,AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX86FUG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUG05), Sep 27, 1986: Schweizer SGS-1-35C (N2673H), Palm Springs, CA, 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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