# Accident 19961102034609A: Scwzer SGS136, Boulder, CO, November 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1996
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 40.0209° N, 105.2499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0209&lon=-105.2499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3616Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3616Z-1998-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-36 (registry code 8050153, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS136
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961102034609A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER EXPERIENCED INFLIGHT BREAKUP AND CRASHED.

## 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 FTW97FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA033), Nov 2, 1996: Schweizer SGS 1-36 (N3616Z), Boulder, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot exceeding the design stress limits of the aircraft by performing an aerobatic maneuver, resulting in total failure of the wing spar.

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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