# NTSB DEN75DQA13: Schweizer SGS232, N5826V, Albuquerque, NM, September 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1974
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DQA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA13

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2532   74/9/1    ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   SCHWEIZER SGS232    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1220                    N5826V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE UNK/NR, 274 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONADO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- MISUSED SPEED BRAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5826V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5826V), registered now, S/N 3, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS232
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (registry code 8050206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coronado

## 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 19740901027599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740901027599A), Sep 1, 1974: Scwzer SGS232, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Misused speed brake.

## Other investigations on N5826V (3)

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 WPR09CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA272), May 30, 2009: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (N5826V), Warner Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree while maneuvering in flight.
- [NTSB DEN81FTE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE07), Nov 30, 1980: Schweizer SG5-2 (N5826V), Boulder, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69D0257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0257), Feb 13, 1969: Schweizer 2-32 (N5826V), Adelanto, CA, 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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