# Accident 19890422009489A: Scwzer SGS126E, Fremont, CA, April 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1989, 12:45 local time
- Place: Fremont, CA
- Airport: Sky Sailing Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4970° N, 121.9621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Sky Sailing Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4970&lon=-121.9621&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1134S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1134S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890422009489A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON LANDING APPROACH, PULLED UP AND BANKED TO AVOID POWERLINES. STALLED AND DIVED INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX89LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA167), Apr 22, 1989: Schweizer T-26E (N1134S), Fremont, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID OBSTACLES DURING AN INADEQUATELY PLANNED APPROACH.

## Other reports on N1134S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820926054169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820926054169I), Sep 26, 1982: Scwzer SGS126E (N1134S), Fremont, CA, Minor damage. Glider student became too low to return to airport. Changed landing area then landed in a canal.

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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