# NTSB FTW81DQD18: Schweizer 1-26E, N17932, Dell City, TX, March 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1981
- Place: Dell City, TX · DELL CITY, TX
- Location: 31.9349° N, 105.1998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dell City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9349&lon=-105.1998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DQD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0484  81/3/22    DELL CITY,TX        SCHWEIZER 1-26E     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 1054
        TIME - 1355                    N17932              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DELL CITY,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W CACTUS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17932](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17932), registered now, S/N 562, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 1-26E
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26E](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (registry code 8050124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (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 19810322022669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322022669A), Mar 22, 1981: Scwzer SGS126E, Dell City, TX, Substantial damage. Lacked thermal lift to return to base. Wing struck cactus plant on landing.

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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