# NTSB IAD79DID08: Schweizer SGS126, N249AF, Windsor, VA, January 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1979
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137651
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DID08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DID08

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0002  79/1/27    WINDSOR,VA          SCHWEIZER SGS126    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1150
        TIME - 1310                    N249AF              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARNER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDSOR,VA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO CONNECT ELEV HORN TO ELEV PUSH-PULL ROD DRG GLIDER ASSY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N249AF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N249AF), registered now, S/N 421, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS126
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26D](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26d) (registry code 8050122) (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 19790127001689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790127001689A), Jan 27, 1979: Scwzer SGS126D, Windsor, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot took glider off trailer and assembled it. Forgot to connect elevator controls. Took off without elevator ctl

## Other investigations on N249AF (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA22LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA365), Jul 4, 2022: Schweizer SGS 1-26D (N249AF), Windsor, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions, where lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.

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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