# NTSB NYC74FHA03: Schweizer 126E, N17908, Kutztown, PA, July 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1973
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189546
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2028  73/7/30    KUTZTOWN,PA         SCHWEIZER 126E      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 7 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N17908              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KUTZTOWN AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KUTZTOWN,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HOUSE TRAILER PARKED BEYOND LANDING AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17908](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17908), registered now, S/N 548, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 126E
- 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: Kutztown Airport

## 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 19730730020509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730730020509A), Jul 30, 1973: Scwzer SGS126E, Kutztown, PA, Substantial damage. House trailer parked beyond landing area.

## Other investigations on N17908 (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 NYC77FGM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM26), May 22, 1977: Schweizer SGS126 (N17908), Brownsville, PA, 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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