# Accident 19970822023469A: Scwzer SGS126E, Indianapolis, IN, August 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Terry Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9498° N, 86.2698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9498&lon=-86.2698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600JP-1998-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970822023469A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER STALLED AT LOW ALTITUDE AND CRASHED. (-23) ON AUGUST 22, 1997, AT 1330EST, A SCHWEIZER SGS-1-26E, N600JP, REGISTERED TO CENTRAL INDIANA SOARING SOCIETY INC., IMPACTED AT A 70 DEGREE INVERTED NOSE DOWN ANGLE DURING APPROACH IN A NEWLY PLANTED FIELD, 1.5 MILES NORTH EAST OF TERRY AIRPORT, ZIONSVILLE, INDIANA, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TERRY AIRPORT, ZIONSVILLE, INDIANA, ON AUGUST 22, 1997, AT 1300 EST.

## 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 CHI97LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA271), Aug 22, 1997: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (N600JP), Zionsville, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall and subsequent spin. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in this make and model of…

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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