# NTSB CHI77FEE46: Schweizer SGS126, N2653H, Hinckley, IL, August 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1977
- Place: Hinckley, IL · HINCKLEY, IL
- Location: 41.7714° N, 88.6404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hinckley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7714&lon=-88.6404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEE46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4272  77/8/22    HINCKLEY,IL         SCHWEIZER SGS126    CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1426                    N2653H              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HINCKLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HINCKLEY,IL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- FLIGHT MANUAL AND CG PLACARD DID NOT REFLECT MOVABLE SEAT CG CHANGES.CG .43IN OUT OF REAR LIMITS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2653H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2653H-1983-07-11), registration cancelled 1983-07-11, S/N 653, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS126
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26E](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (registry code 8050124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hinckley

## 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 19770822042439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770822042439A), Aug 22, 1977: Scwzer SGS126E, Hinckley, IL, Substantial damage. Flight manual and CG placard did not reflect movable seat CG changes.CG .43IN out of rear limits.

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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