# Accident 19940503009939A: Scwzer SGS134, Hemet, CA, May 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1994, 15:20 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Airport: Hemet-Ryan Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7295° N, 117.0494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7295&lon=-117.0494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1163S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1163S-2001-02-26) (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: 106 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940503009939A

## Narrative

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

MADE SLOW SKIDDING TURN ONTO BASE LEG. STALLED. SPUN TO IMPACT.

## 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 LAX94LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA210), May 3, 1994: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (N1163S), Hemet, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor in the accident was the pilot's low total flight…

## Other reports on N1163S (1)

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

- [Accident 19900909047339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900909047339A), Sep 9, 1990: Scwzer SGS134 (N1163S), Hemet, CA, Substantial damage. High sink rate and headwind. Unable to make airport. Struck a rock while landing in a field.

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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