# Accident 19900523017089A: Scwzer SGS126C, Waialua, HI, May 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1990, 11:08 local time
- Place: Waialua, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5709° N, 158.1196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5709&lon=-158.1196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15SH-2013-09-27) (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: 51 total, 18 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900523017089A

## Narrative

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

GOT INTO RAIN AND CLOUDS SOARING NEAR A RIDGE. DESCENDED AND LANDED IN TREE TOPS.

## 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 LAX90LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA190), May 23, 1990: Schweizer SGS 1-26 (N15SH), Waialua, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM CLOUDS.

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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