# NTSB DEN80DTE23: Schweizer 1-34, N555CF, Colorado Spgs, CO, February 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1980
- Place: Colorado Spgs, CO · COLORADO SPGS, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132217
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTE23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0061   80/2/1    COLORADO SPGS,CO    SCHWEIZER 1-34      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N555CF              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - USAFA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLACK FOREST,CO             BLACK FOREST,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- GLIDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N555CF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555CF), registered now, S/N 89, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 1-34
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-34](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (registry code 8050146) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Usafa

## 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 19800201002149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800201002149A), Feb 1, 1980: Scwzer SGS134, Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. Used dive brakes for landing. Failed to maintain air speed. Made hard landing. Buckled fuselage.

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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