# Accident 19961004030899A: Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-59, Sterling, CO, October 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1996
- Place: Sterling, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.6201° N, 103.1898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6201&lon=-103.1898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N597R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N597R-2002-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-59 (registry code 8821649, https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-59) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961004030899A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW97LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA004), Oct 4, 1996: PZL-Bielsko SZD-59 (N597R), Sterling, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of control when the pilot exceeded the velocity of stall while in a turn.

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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