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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Scwzer SGS 1-26D · Hemet, CA · March 18, 1989

Date
March 18, 1989 · 13:35 local
Place
Hemet, CA
Airport
Hemet-Ryan Airport
Phase of flight
Formation Flying
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7723S
Reported as
Scwzer SGS126D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
190 total100 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Right elevator tip damaged in a mid air collision with another sail plane while flying in formation. Landed safely.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT ELEVATOR TIP DAMAGED IN A MID AIR COLLISION WITH ANOTHER SAIL PLANE WHILE FLYING IN FORMATION. LANDED SAFELY.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.