# Accident 19891112066349A: Scwzer SGS135C, Paint Bank, VA, November 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Paint Bank, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5593° N, 80.2791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5593&lon=-80.2791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2880H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2880H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-35C (registry code 8050151, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS135C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 37 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891112066349A

## Narrative

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

UNSUITABLE THERMALS FOR CROSSCOUNTRY TRIP. TURNED BACK, UNABLE TO CLEAR RIDGE PUT GLIDER INTO TREES.

## 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 BFO90LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA021), Nov 12, 1989: Schweizer SGS-1-35C (N2880H), Paint Bank, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING WHICH LED TO AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AFTER ENCOUNTERING DETERIORATING LIFT CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND LACK OF A SUITABLE…

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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