# Accident 20161117023799A: Schweizer SGS 1-26E, Moscow, TN, November 17, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2016, 14:30 local time
- Place: Moscow, TN
- Airport: Hawks Nest
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1286° N, 89.3558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1286&lon=-89.3558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65968 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26E
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 1 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161117023799A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOTED GLIDER N65968 ON 11/17/16. AT APPROACH TO N. RUNWAY 18, HAWKS NEST AIRPORT IN MOSCOW, TN, HE EXECUTED A 360 DEGREE TURN CAUSING THE GLIDER TO STALL AND CRASH 200 YARDS NORTH OF RUNWAY 18 IN WOODED AREA. GLIDER INSPECTION RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO HEAVY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA17LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA048), Nov 17, 2016: Schweizer SGS126 (N65968), Moscow, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the glider’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.

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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