# NTSB NYC72FHA26: Schweizer SGS126, N1136S, Kutztown, PA, November 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1971
- Place: Kutztown, PA · KUTZTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.5213° N, 75.7773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kutztown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5213&lon=-75.7773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164481
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FHA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3614  71/11/21   KUTZTOWN,PA         SCHWEIZER SGS126    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 100
        TIME - 1430                    N1136S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KUTZTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KUTZTOWN,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      56
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SET ALTIMETER 500 FT TOO HIGH. WINDS GUSTING TO 25K. POWERED ACFT TIME NOT REPORTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1136S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS126
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kutztown

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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