# Accident 19880701024719A: Scwzer SGS126A, Montague, CA, July 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Montague, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7607° N, 122.3900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7607&lon=-122.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2726Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2726Z-1989-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26A (registry code 8050116, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total, 103 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880701024719A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER BROKE UP IN FLIGHT DUE TO EXCEEDING DESIGN LOADS. PILOT WEIGHT OVER MAXIMUM. BELIEVED PERFORMING ACROBATICS.

## 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 LAX88LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA247), Jul 1, 1988: Schweizer SGS-1-26A (N2726Z), Montague, CA, 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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