# Accident 19920425011069A: Scwzer SGS134, Elbert, CO, April 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1992, 14:45 local time
- Place: Elbert, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2200° N, 104.5309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2200&lon=-104.5309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7642, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7642-1992-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (registry code 8050146, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS134
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920425011069A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED DIVING TO GROUND MINUS RIGHT WING. SEPARATION DUE TO OVERLOAD.

## 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 DEN92FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA048), Apr 25, 1992: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (N7642), Elbert, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE GLIDER RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT WING. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN THE SCHWEIZER…

## Other reports on N7642 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820624044289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820624044289A), Jun 24, 1982: Scwzer SGS134 (N7642), Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. Glider canopy came open on lift off. Porpoised on runway prior to tow release while trying to close canopy.

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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