# NTSB CHI80FEE30: Schweizer 1-35, N34266, Hinckley, IL, June 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1980
- 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: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130644
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEE30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2882  80/6/20    HINCKLEY,IL         SCHWEIZER 1-35      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 300
        TIME - 1439                    N34266              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HINCKLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HINCKLEY,IL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- WTR GUSHED INTO COCKPIT DRG SPIN RCVRY & NEG G.PLT'S VISION OBSCD.R WING SEPD.PLT BAILED OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34266](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34266-1980-08-16), registration cancelled 1980-08-16, S/N 46 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 1-35
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-35](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35) (registry code 8050148) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- 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 19800620024569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800620024569A), Jun 20, 1980: Scwzer SGS135, Hinckley, IL, Destroyed. Pilot made improper recovery from spin and wing failed.

## Other investigations on N34266 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI76DEE64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEE64), Jun 26, 1976: Schweizer SGS135 (N34266), Hinckley, IL, substantial damage

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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