# Accident 19900531018219A: Scwzer SGS126E, Warrenton, VA, May 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Warrenton Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6557° N, 77.7872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Warrenton Air Park (7VG0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6557&lon=-77.7872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2958H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2958H-1990-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900531018219A

## Narrative

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

ON BASE TOO LOW TO MAKE RUNWAY. LEFT WING HIT TREE TOP. GLIDER FELL TO GROUND. HAD 36 HRS IN TYPE.

## 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 BFO90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA052), May 31, 1990: Schweizer SGS-126E (N2958H), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS LANDING APPROACH.

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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