# NTSB MIA77DLG31: Schweizer SGS135, N34176, Rock Hill, SC, August 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1977
- Place: Rock Hill, SC · ROCK HILL, SC
- Location: 34.9249° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Hill, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9249&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77DLG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLG31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2967   77/8/7  NR.ROCK HILL,SC       SCHWEIZER SGS135    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N34176              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTER,SC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- NOSE AND TAIL WHEEL EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34176](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34176-2006-06-15), registration cancelled 2006-06-15, S/N 16, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS135
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-35](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35) (registry code 8050148) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (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 19770807023909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770807023909A), Aug 7, 1977: Scwzer SGS135, Rock Hill, SC, Substantial damage. Nose and tail wheel equipped.

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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