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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Scwzer SGS 1-26B · Hobbs, NM · May 6, 1989

Date: May 6, 1989 · 15:00 local
Place: Hobbs, NM
Airport: Industrial Airpart Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N696U
Reported as: Scwzer SGS126B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 40 total40 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N696URegistered now · Schweizer SGS 1-26BS/N 311 Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-26B

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What happened

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

Engine driven winch vapor locked and quit while under tow. Glider landed hard from low altitude.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE DRIVEN WINCH VAPOR LOCKED AND QUIT WHILE UNDER TOW. GLIDER LANDED HARD FROM LOW ALTITUDE.

Other reports on N696U · 1

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

Accident 20020815021879AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Hobbs, NM(-23) On 08/15/02, pilot amy pence (certificate number 463472775) was involved in an accident while operating Schweizer glider, registration number N696U. The accident occurred five miles east of Hobbs industrial airpark near Hobbs, NM. The pilot reported…Aug 15, 2002 · Substantial damage