# Accident 20170311006739A: Schweizer SGS 1-26E, Bangor, PA, March 11, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2017, 13:15 local time
- Place: Bangor, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9461° N, 75.2033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9461&lon=-75.2033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17933, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17933) (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: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26E
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 38 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170311006739A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS CONCERNED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GENERATE ENOUGH LIFT TO CROSS OVER A RIDGE. HE THEN BEGAN TO FIND A SUITABLE OFF AIRPORT LANDING SITE. HE LANDED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND DURING THE LANDINGTHE AIRCRAFTS WING STRUCK A TREE.

## 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 GAA17CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA196), Mar 11, 2017: Schweizer SGS126 (N17933), Bangor, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight, which resulted in an off-airport 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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