# Accident 19940608047899A: Scwzer SGS126D, North Plains, OR, June 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1994, 16:06 local time
- Place: North Plains, OR
- Airport: North Plains Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6694° N, 123.0202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6694&lon=-123.0202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7751S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7751S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26D (registry code 8050122, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940608047899A

## Narrative

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

CANOPY OPENED ON GLIDER TOW. RELEASED. OVERSHOT AIRSTRIP RETURNING. STRUCK OUTHOUSE OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA94LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA148), Jun 8, 1994: Schweizer SGS 1-26D (N7751S), North Plains, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: PROPER TOUCH DOWN POINT WAS NOT OBTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CANOPY NOT SECURED, AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION.

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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