# Accident 19881009058779A: Scwzer SGS135C, Methuen, MA, October 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1988, 12:30 local time
- Place: Methuen, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7426° N, 71.1786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Methuen, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7426&lon=-71.1786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2737H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS135C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 262 total, 43 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881009058779A

## Narrative

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

TOWED OFF WITHOUT CONNECTING AILERON CONTROL. RELEASED, LOST CONTROL,RECOVERED TOO LOW AND STRUCK A TREE LANDING.

## 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 NYC89LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA018), Oct 9, 1988: Schweizer 1-35C (N2737H), Methuen, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT UNCONTROLLED CONTACT WITH A TREE DURING A LANDING AFTER THE PILOT FAILED TO CONNECT HIS AILERON CONTROLS AND ACCEPTED A TOW TO GET AIRBORNE.

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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