# Accident 20210606014829A: Schweizer SGS 1-35, Wurtsboro, NY, June 6, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2021, 13:00 local time
- Place: Wurtsboro, NY
- Airport: Wurtsboro
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5971° N, 74.4583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5971&lon=-74.4583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2878H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2878H-2022-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-35 (registry code 8050148, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210606014829A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER N2878H WAS UNDER TOW ON CLIMB OUT FROM RUNWAY 23 AT N82, AT APPROXIMATELY 200FT AGL THE GLIDER DISCONNECTED FROM THE TOW PLANE AND BEGAN A DESCENDING TURN TO THE RIGHT IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO N82. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED A ROW OF HANGARS AT THE SOUTH END OF THE AIRPORT AND STRUCK THE ADJACENT RAMP IN A RIGHT WING LOW HIGH ANGLE BEFORE SLIDING APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE RAMP. THE TOW PILOT (N33BF) STATED THAT THIS WAS THE GLIDER PILOT'S FIRST TIME FLYING N2878H.

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE GLIDER WAS FLOWN THE DAY BEFORE BY A DIFFERENT PILOT WITHOUT INCIDENT OR ANY MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES.

## 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 ERA21FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA239), Jun 6, 2021: Schweizer SGS 1-35 (N2878H), Wurtsboro, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s low-altitude release from tow for reasons that could not be determined, and his subsequent exceedance of the glider’s critical angle of attack while returning to the runway, which…

## Other reports on N2878H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800605023249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800605023249A), Jun 5, 1980: Scwzer SGS135 (N2878H), Matamoras, PA, Substantial damage. Wind gust pick up wing on lift-off. During glider tow, other wing hit ground. Cartwheeled.

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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