# NTSB NYC74DNC21: Schweizer 126, N1118S, Franconia, NH, September 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1973
- Place: Franconia, NH · FRANCONIA, NH
- Location: 44.2270° N, 71.7479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franconia, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2270&lon=-71.7479&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188252
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DNC21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3235   73/9/4    FRANCONIA,NH        SCHWEIZER 126       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N1118S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANCONIA,NH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1118S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1118S), registered now, S/N 508, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 126
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Fraconia

## 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 19730904031519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730904031519A), Sep 4, 1973: Scwzer SGS126E, Franconia, NH, Destroyed

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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