# Accident 20101211052949A: Schweizer SGS 1-23D, Churchville, MD, December 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: Churchville, MD
- Airport: Harford County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5522° N, 76.1956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5522&lon=-76.1956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91896, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91896) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-23D (registry code 8050104, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-23d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-23D
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 400 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101211052949A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING SPINS. DID NOT RECOVER FROM SPIN AND COLLIDED WITH TREES.AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 ERA11CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA087), Dec 11, 2010: Schweizer SGS 1-23D (N91896), Aberdeen, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control during an intentional aerobatic maneuver (spin) resulting in a collision with trees.

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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