# Accident 19910406009239A: Scwzer SGS136, Wurtsboro, NY, April 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1991, 12:20 local time
- Place: Wurtsboro, NY
- Airport: Wurtsboro/Sullivan Co Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5702° N, 74.4807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5702&lon=-74.4807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3620D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3620D-1992-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-36 (registry code 8050153, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS136
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 5 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910406009239A

## Narrative

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

PULLED UP ABRUPTLY FROM VERY HIGH SPEED DESCENT,BOTH WINGS BROKE OFF FROM OVERLOAD.NO EVIDENCE MECHANICAL FAILURE.

## 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 NYC91LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA102), Apr 6, 1991: Schweizer SGS-1-30 (N3620D), Wurtsboro, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE LEFT WING SPAR DUE TO OVERLOAD FROM PILOT INDUCED CONTROL INPUTS, WHILE RECOVERING FROM A DIVE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE, THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY WITH THE…

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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