# NTSB CHI80FEK12: Schweizer 1-26B, N9909J, Amanda, OH, June 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1980
- Place: Amanda, OH · AMANDA, OH
- Location: 39.6501° N, 82.7417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amanda, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6501&lon=-82.7417&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 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEK12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2904   80/6/9    AMANDA,OH           SCHWEIZER 1-26B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 200
        TIME - 1400                    N9909J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAYNESVILLE,OH              BEDFORD,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- THERMALS DETERIORATED DRG X-COUNTRY.PLT DID NOT SEE A 2ND SET OF WIRES TILL ON FINAL APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9909J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9909J-1981-10-13), registration cancelled 1981-10-13, S/N 336 (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)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800609019049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800609019049A), Jun 9, 1980: Scwzer SGS126B, Amanda, OH, Substantial damage. Lost lift en route. Undershot landing area. Struck a tree while trying to miss a power line.

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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