# Accident 19940716018529A: Scwzer SGS126E, Littlefield, TX, July 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1994, 17:35 local time
- Place: Littlefield, TX
- Airport: Littlefield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9097° N, 102.3293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9097&lon=-102.3293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33915, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33915) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 279 total, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940716018529A

## Narrative

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

DURING GLIDER COMPETITION. CROSSED FENCE FINISH MARKER LOW. BEGAN LEFT TURN FOR LANDING. NOSED INTO GROUND.

## 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 FTW94LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA237), Jul 16, 1994: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (N33915), Littlefield, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE LOW ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DOWNWIND TURN.

## Other reports on N33915 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890907052219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890907052219I), Sep 7, 1989: Scwzer SGS126E (N33915), Pine City, NY, No damage. Right wing tip and undercarriage damaged 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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