# NTSB MIA76DKJ32: Schweizer 1-26C, N5747S, Montevallo, AL, November 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1975
- Place: Montevallo, AL · MONTEVALLO, AL
- Location: 33.1261° N, 86.8477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montevallo, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1261&lon=-86.8477&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 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKJ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3937   75/11/8   MONTEVALLO,AL       SCHWEIZER 1-26C     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 109
        TIME - 1615                    N5747S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING X
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTEVALLO,AL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: SPECTATOR
        REMARKS- SPECTATOR TAKING PICTURES.PLT OBSVD SPECTATOR RUN CLR BEFORE BEING HIT BY WING.WHEEL EQPD GLIDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5747S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5747S), registered now, S/N 384, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 1-26C
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26c) (registry code 8050120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying X

## 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 19751108035069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751108035069A), Nov 8, 1975: Scwzer SGS126C, Montevallo, AL, Substantial damage. Spectator taking pictures. Plt obsvd spectator run clr before being hit by wing. Wheel eqpd glider.

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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