# Accident 19890128065751A: Scwzer SGS126C, Blairstown, NY, January 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Blairstown, NY
- Airport: Blairstown Airport
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8612R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8612R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26C (registry code 8050120, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 14 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890128065751A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT IN TURBULENCE ON GLIDER TOW OVER CONTROLLED AND LIFTED TOW PLANE N5300 G TAIL. TOW PLANE STALLED AND CRASHED

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5300G, Cessna 305A: [Accident 19890128065752A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890128065752A)

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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