# Accident 19920105000099A: Scwzer SGS135C, Hood River, OR, January 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1992, 13:40 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6102° N, 121.5804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6102&lon=-121.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2818H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2818H-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-35C (registry code 8050151, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS135C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920105000099A

## Narrative

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

CANOPY FOGGED UP ON TOW. RELEASED. UNABLE TO SEE OUT,ENTERED CLOUD. JETTISONED CANOPY. BROKE OUT. HIT TREES LANDING

## 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 SEA92LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA036), Jan 5, 1992: Schweizer SGS-1-35C (N2818H), Hood River, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION ALONG WITH THE PILOT'S RESTRICTED VISIBILITY. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CLOUDS AND VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC.

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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