# Accident 19890723027199A: Scwzer SGS126C, Starkville, MS, July 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Starkville, MS
- Airport: George M Bryan Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4506° N, 88.7905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4506&lon=-88.7905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9944J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9944J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26C (registry code 8050120, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890723027199A

## Narrative

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

AUTO TOW CAR SLOWED, CAUSING GLIDER TO RELEASE. LANDED IN TALL HAY.

## 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 MIA89LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA206), Jul 23, 1989: Schweizer SGS 1-26C (N9944J), Ms State Univ, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISON BY THE PILOT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: FAILURE OF THE TOW VEHICLE DRIVER TO USE/MAINTAIN THE PROPER SPEED, THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLYING EXPERIENCE, AND HIGH…

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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