# Accident 19890528012899A: Scwzer SGS126E, Churchville, MD, May 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1989, 19:30 local time
- Place: Churchville, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5590° N, 76.2396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5590&lon=-76.2396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1124S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1124S-1999-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890528012899A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT RAN OUT OF THERMALS. UNABLE AIRPORT. TRIED LAND IN FIELD TOO SHORT. FLIPPED AVOID TREES. CARTWHEELED.

## 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 BFO89LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA037), May 28, 1989: Schweizer I-26E (N1124S), Churchville, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN THE WING CONTACTING THE GROUND AND THE GLIDER CARTWHEELING.

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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