# Accident 19900602023599A: Scwzer SGS126E, Montevallo, AL, June 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Montevallo, AL
- Airport: Flying X Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0992° N, 86.8503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0992&lon=-86.8503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34431, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34431-2017-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 120 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900602023599A

## Narrative

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

TOW PLANE ABORTED TAKEOFF RUN FOR UNKNOWN REASON. GLIDER TOO HIGH FOR RUNWAY STALLED TRYING TO LAND IN A LAKE.

## 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 ATL90LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA125), Jun 2, 1990: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (N34431), Montevallo, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INATTENTIVENESS OF THE GLIDER PILOT TO THE ABORTED TAKEOFF OF THE TOW PLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS DELAYED ACTION IN ATTEMPTING TO EXECUTE A FORCED LANDING. THESE ACTIONS RESULTED IN AN…

## Other reports on N34431 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750802024259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750802024259A), Aug 2, 1975: Scwzer SGS126E (N34431), Franconia, NH, Substantial damage. Glider engaged in ridge flying experienced loss of lift. Flt too low for trrn clnc.

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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