# NTSB FTW83FA102: Schweizer SGS 1-26B, N2465W, Hempstead, TX, January 29, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: January 29, 1983, 14:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place: Hempstead, TX
- Coordinates: 30.089075, -96.080734 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0891&lon=-96.0807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20700
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83FA102
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20700/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA102

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - inadequate transition/upgrade training, company/operator management (contributing factor)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final

## Analysis

THE GLIDER WAS OBSERVED TO STALL/SPIN DURING TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL. THE PLT WAS ENDORSED FOR SOLO IN THE HEAVIER BLANIK L-13 & SCHWEIZER 2-33, BUT NOT IN THE 1-26B. HIS LOGBOOK REVEALED FOUR INSTRUCTOR ENTRIES CONCERNING AIRSPEED CONTROL. THE ACFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY A SOARING CLUB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2465W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2465W-2018-01-17), registration cancelled 2018-01-17, S/N 373, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26B
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26b) (registry code 8050118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Serial number: 373
- Airframe hours: 1350
- Engines: unknown
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Soaring Club Of Houston
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 18, 1982, 164 hours before
- Airport: 35R, Hempstead

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown; seat: center; toxicology performed; flight hours: 36 total, 3 in this make and model, 10 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 8 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F

## 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 19830129001589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830129001589A), Jan 29, 1983: Scwzer SGS126B, Hempstead, TX, Destroyed. Glider stalled and spun into ground turning from base to final for 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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