# Accident 20220704011709A: Schweizer SGS 1-26D, Windsor, VA, July 4, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2022, 16:15 local time
- Place: Windsor, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8566° N, 76.6846° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8566&lon=-76.6846&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N249AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26D (registry code 8050122, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26D
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 368 total, 116 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220704011709A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED STRONG SINK/DOWNDRAFT AND DIDN'T MAKE IT BACK TO THE GLIDERPORT. LANDED IN LOW TREES.

## 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 ERA22LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA365), Jul 4, 2022: Schweizer SGS 1-26D (N249AF), Windsor, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions, where lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.

## Other reports on N249AF (1)

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

- [Accident 19790127001689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790127001689A), Jan 27, 1979: Scwzer SGS126D (N249AF), Windsor, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot took glider off trailer and assembled it. Forgot to connect elevator controls. Took off without elevator ctl

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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