# NTSB DEN73FTE90: Schweizer SGS126, N1144S, Colo Springs, CO, June 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1973
- Place: Colo Springs, CO · COLO SPRINGS, CO
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FTE90
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE90

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2728  73/6/24    COLO SPRINGS,COLO   SCHWEIZER SGS126    CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 14, 7 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N1144S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLK FOREST GLIDER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLO SPRINGS,COLO           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- FIRST FLT IN THIS MODEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1144S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS126
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Blk Forest Glider

## 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 19730624027759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730624027759A), Jun 24, 1973: Scwzer SGS126E, Colo Springs, CO, Destroyed. First flt in this model.

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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