# Accident 20041008027359A: Scwzer SGS126E, El Paso, TX, October 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: Horizon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8009° N, 106.3592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8009&lon=-106.3592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17911, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17911) (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: 0 total, 650 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041008027359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 8, 2004 AT 1500 MDT, A SCHWEITZER SGS 1-26E REGISTERED TO GREEN HAROLD E, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED WITH A TREE ON LANDING OFF AIRPORT NEAR HORIZON AIRPORT, EL PASO, TX, 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 CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HORIZON AIRPORT (T27) ON OCTOBER 8, 2004 AT 1300 MDT.

## 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 DFW05CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA004), Oct 8, 2004: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (N17911), El Paso, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude during a local soaring flight. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the landing.

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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