# Accident 19900426011849A: Scwzer SGS126B, Unionville, PA, April 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1990, 14:45 local time
- Place: Unionville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9000° N, 75.7407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9000&lon=-75.7407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9856E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9856E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26B (registry code 8050118, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,225 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900426011849A

## Narrative

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

ELECTED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT DUE TO RAIN IN AREA AND LOST LIFT. MISJUDGED LANDING AREA AND STRUCK 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 NYC90LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA092), Apr 26, 1990: Schweizer SGS-1-26B (N9856E), Unionville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF THERMAL LIFT WHICH NECESSITATED A FORCED LANDING ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN COVERED BY TREES AND HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS.

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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