19900426011849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 1-26B · Unionville, PA · April 26, 1990

Date
April 26, 1990 · 14:45 local
Place
Unionville, PA
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9856E
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90LA092
Reported as
Scwzer SGS126B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,225 total100 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Elected to land off airport due to rain in area and lost lift. Misjudged landing area and struck trees.

As the FAA filed it

ELECTED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT DUE TO RAIN IN AREA AND LOST LIFT. MISJUDGED LANDING AREA AND STRUCK TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.