# Accident 19910611021759A: Scwzer SGS134, Highland, IL, June 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1991, 19:00 local time
- Place: Highland, IL
- Airport: Highland-Winet Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7299° N, 89.6902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7299&lon=-89.6902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7634, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7634) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (registry code 8050146, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS134
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 7 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910611021759A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND SHORT DUE TO ANOTHER GLIDER ON RUNWAY. STRUCK DIRT BERM SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI91LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA188), Jun 12, 1991: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (N7634), Highland, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS TOUCHDOWN POINT.

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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