# NTSB investigations: Schweizer SGS 1-36: Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction

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 FTW97FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA033.md): Schweizer SGS 1-36 · Boulder, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 1996 · N3616Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot exceeding the design stress limits of the aircraft by performing an aerobatic maneuver, resulting in total failure of the wing spar.
- [NTSB NYC91LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA102.md): Schweizer SGS-1-30 · Wurtsboro, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 1991 · N3620D · Destroyed
  > An inflight failure of the left wing spar due to overload from pilot induced control inputs, while recovering from a dive. Factors related to the accident were, the pilot's decision to fly with the trim system disconnected and lack of recent experience in…
- [NTSB NYC84FFJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FFJ04.md): Schweizer SGS 1-36 · Elmira, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Aug 25, 1984 · N3622E · Substantial damage
  > Very shortly after takeoff at 150 to 200 ft the tow rope failed. The glider initiated a steep left turn back to the arpt. During the turn witnesses observed the acft to stall and enter an uncontrolled near vertical descent to ground impact.
- [NTSB NYC82DA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA153.md): Schweizer SGS-1-36 · New London, NH · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 3, 1982 · N3620Y · Substantial damage
  > While being towed during takeoff, the weak link on the tow rope failed when the glider was about 125 ft AGL. The pilot started to land on a golf course ahead, but spotted golfers in his intended landing area. The glider stalled while he was in a steep turn.…

## 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 ('8050153')
    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" = 130))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8050153&occurrence=130

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