# NTSB CHI77DEP50: Schweizer 1-26B, N2780Z, West Bend, WI, August 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1977
- Place: West Bend, WI · WEST BEND, WI
- Location: 43.4175° N, 88.1817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Bend, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4175&lon=-88.1817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEP50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEP50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3286  77/8/14    WEST BEND, WI       SCHWEIZER 1-26B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 134
        TIME - 1522                    N2780Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST BEND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST BEND, WI               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- STRETCHING GLIDE TO AVOID ACFT IN APCH PATH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2780Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2780Z), registered now, S/N 299, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 1-26B
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26b) (registry code 8050118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: West Bend

## 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 19770814034039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770814034039A), Aug 14, 1977: Scwzer SGS126B, West Bend, WI, Substantial damage. Stretching glide to avoid acft in apch path.

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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