# Accident 19930815029459A: Scwzer SGS135C, Wickenburg, AZ, August 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1993, 15:35 local time
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9003° N, 112.9000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9003&lon=-112.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2562H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2562H-2013-04-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,372 total, 115 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930815029459A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO REACH AIRPORT. STALLED AND SPUN IN TRYING TO AVOID POWERLINES DURING OFF AIRPORT 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 LAX93LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA324), Aug 15, 1993: Schweizer 1-35C (N2562H), Wickenburg, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed margin while maneuvering to land, resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin.

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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