# Accident 19910803031589A: Scwzer SGS126E, Sutcliffe, NV, August 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Sutcliffe, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9091° N, 119.6810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9091&lon=-119.6810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65932, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65932-1992-01-13) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910803031589A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF THERMALS. TRIED TO LAND ON ROAD. OVERSHOT AND  STALLED ATTEMPTING REALIGN WITH ROAD.

## 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 LAX91LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA346), Aug 4, 1991: Schweizer SGS 126E (N65932), Sutcliffe, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT STALL OF THE GLIDER.

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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