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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 1-36 · Erwinna, PA · November 15, 1991

Date
November 15, 1991 · 14:30 local
Place
Erwinna, PA
Airport
Vansant Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3617C
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC92LA033
Reported as
Scwzer SGS136
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
54 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

First flight in type. Unsure of trim,pitched up on tow. Used down elevator,hit runway,bounced,released and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

FIRST FLIGHT IN TYPE. UNSURE OF TRIM,PITCHED UP ON TOW. USED DOWN ELEVATOR,HIT RUNWAY,BOUNCED,RELEASED AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.