# NTSB investigations: Schweizer SGS 1-34: In flight collision with terrain/water

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX96LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA160.md): Schweizer SGS1-34 · Inyokern, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1996 · N7623 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot misjudged altitude while maneuvering in mountainous terrain. Contributing factors were: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and the lack of available thermal lift over the rapidly rising rough terrain.
- [NTSB DEN82DA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA114.md): Schweizer SGS 1-34 · Colorado Spring, CO · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 24, 1982 · N7642 · Substantial damage
  > During the takeoff roll, the canopy of the glider came open while the glider was being towed. The pilot attempted to close the canopy, and in doing so, the glider became airborne, then contacted the runway in a nose low attitude. Subsequently, the glider…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8050146')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8050146&occurrence=230

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