# NTSB NYC72DFJ12: Schweizer 1-26, N1116S, Horseheads, NY, August 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1971
- Place: Horseheads, NY · HORSEHEADS, NY
- Location: 42.1686° N, 76.8297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Horseheads, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1686&lon=-76.8297&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DFJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DFJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3017  71/8/14    HORSEHEADS,NY       SCHWEIZER 1-26      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N1116S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEMUNG COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HORSEHEADS,NY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- STALLED DURG LOW ALT TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1116S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1116S-2012-06-04), registration cancelled 2012-06-04, S/N 506, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 1-26
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26E](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (registry code 8050124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chemung County

## Other investigations on N1116S (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 NYC72FFJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FFJ12), Jun 8, 1971: Schweizer SGS126 (N1116S), Elmira, NY, 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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