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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 1-26E · Elmira, NY · August 21, 1988

Date
August 21, 1988 · 10:35 local
Place
Elmira, NY
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3613B
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA227
Reported as
Scwzer SGS126E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12 total2 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of lift and stalled the glider trying to stretch glide into a field. Nose dived into the ground.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF LIFT AND STALLED THE GLIDER TRYING TO STRETCH GLIDE INTO A FIELD. NOSE DIVED INTO THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.