# NTSB IAD77FID16: Schweizer 1-26B, N680U, Windsor, VA, April 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1977
- Place: Windsor, VA · WINDSOR, VA
- Location: 36.8112° N, 76.7384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8112&lon=-76.7384&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FID16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1145   77/4/9    WINDSOR,VA          SCHWEIZER 1-26B     CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1550                    N680U               PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARNER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDSOR,VA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N680U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N680U), registered now, S/N 302, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 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
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Garner

## 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 19770409009359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770409009359A), Apr 9, 1977: Scwzer SGS126B, Windsor, VA, 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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