# Accident 19870815045629A: Scwzer SGS134, Dansville, NY, August 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Dansville, NY
- Airport: Dansville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5595° N, 77.6893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5595&lon=-77.6893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7653, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7653-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (registry code 8050146, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS134
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 0 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870815045629A

## Narrative

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

DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDING TOW TOOK OFF BEFORE GLIDER READY. GLIDER STALLED TRYING TO RETURN. RECOVERY WAS TOO LATE.

## 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 NYC87LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA233), Aug 15, 1987: Schweizer SGS-1-34 (N7653), Dansville, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7653 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800222003269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800222003269A), Feb 22, 1980: Scwzer SGS134 (N7653), Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. Tried to land glider on road at airport due to traffic on runway. Overshot area. Hit fence. Hypoxia, drugs involved

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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