# Accident 19900604018369A: Scwzer SGS126B, Truckee, CA, June 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1990, 15:03 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Truckee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3280&lon=-120.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2423W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2423W-2014-09-19) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604018369A

## Narrative

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

RELEASED TOW AT LOW ALTITUDE. UNABLE TO GET A THERMAL. STRUCK A TREE LANDING IN A FIELD. GLIDER OUT OF ANNUAL.

## 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 LAX90LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA208), Jun 4, 1990: Schweizer SGS 1-26B (N2423W), Truckee, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO RELEASE FROM THE TOW AIRPLANE AT AN INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS.

## Other reports on N2423W (1)

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

- [Accident 19730417008929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730417008929A), Apr 17, 1973: Scwzer SGS126B (N2423W), Carson City, NV, Substantial damage. Ran out of lift on x-c. r wg hit post ldg on road.

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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