# Accident 20000506007689A: Scwzer SGS135, Seaside, OR, May 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2000, 15:00 local time
- Place: Seaside, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8494° N, 123.5701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8494&lon=-123.5701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34173, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34173) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-35 (registry code 8050148, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS135
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000506007689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) GLINDER ENCOUNTERED STRONG SINK AND RAPIDLY LOST ALTITUDE.

## 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 SEA00LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA085), May 6, 2000: Schweizer SGS 1-35 (N34173), Seaside, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to continue to a point where he could not be assured of reaching a safe landing-out site if he encountered an area of significant sink after departing his planned route…

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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