# Accident 19890618016209A: Scwzer SGS126E, Elbert, CO, June 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Elbert, CO
- Airport: Black Forest Glider Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2206° N, 104.5305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2206&lon=-104.5305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65910 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total, 1 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890618016209A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO FIND A THERMAL, BECAME TOO LOW TO LAND AT AIRPORT. DRAGGED A WING LANDING OFF AIRPORT AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 DEN89LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA140), Jun 18, 1989: Schweizer 1-26E (N65910), Elbert, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING WHICH PLACED THE AIRCRAFT TOO FAR FROM THE RUNWAY TO COMPLETE A NORMAL LANDING.

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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