# NTSB CHI76DEE10: Schweizer 1-26, N2712Z, Plainfield, IL, July 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1975
- Place: Plainfield, IL · PLAINFIELD, IL
- Location: 41.6294° N, 88.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6294&lon=-88.2456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEE10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEE10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3091  75/7/29    PLAINFIELD,IL       SCHWEIZER 1-26      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 7 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N2712Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINFIELD,IL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- GLIDER N91837 SUBSTANTIAL DMG.T/D IN CRAB AFTR BOUNCED LNDG.N91837 WAITING FOR TOW ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2712Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2712Z-2022-07-30), registration cancelled 2022-07-30, S/N 225, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 1-26
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26a) (registry code 8050116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clow

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750729031449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750729031449A), Jul 29, 1975: Scwzer SGS126A, Plainfield, IL, Substantial damage. Glider N91837 substantial dmg.t/d in crab aftr bounced lndg.N91837 waiting for tow acft.

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.

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