# NTSB NYC74DNC39: Schweizer SG1-26, N1109S, Hollis, NH, April 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1974
- Place: Hollis, NH · HOLLIS, NH
- Location: 42.7431° N, 71.5917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollis, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7431&lon=-71.5917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124283
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DNC39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1266  74/4/20    HOLLIS,NH           SCHWEIZER SG1-26    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N1109S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEPPERELL,MASS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED HIGH SINK RATE.HIT HOUSE NEAR PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1109S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1109S), registered now, S/N 479, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SG1-26
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26D](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26d) (registry code 8050122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740420009799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740420009799A), Apr 20, 1974: Scwzer SGS126D, Hollis, NH, Destroyed. Encountered high sink rate. Hit house near pasture.

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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