# NTSB DEN78DTE96: Schweizer SGS134, N7596, Boulder, CO, September 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1978
- Place: Boulder, CO · BOULDER, CO
- Location: 40.0244° N, 105.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0244&lon=-105.2513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78DTE96
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTE96

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2263   78/9/2    BOULDER,CO          SCHWEIZER SGS134    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 150
        TIME - 1620                    N7596               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOULDER,CO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- FUSELAGE DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7596](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7596-1993-10-26), registration cancelled 1993-10-26, S/N 46 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS134
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-34](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (registry code 8050146) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boulder

## 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 19780902025109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902025109A), Sep 2, 1978: Scwzer SGS126E, Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. Fuselage dmgd.

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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