# NTSB NYC76FNE30: Schweizer SGS126, N2646H, Watertown, CT, July 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1976
- Place: Watertown, CT · WATERTOWN, CT
- Location: 41.6012° N, 73.1215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6012&lon=-73.1215&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FNE30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNE30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3682   76/7/5    WATERTOWN,CT        SCHWEIZER SGS126    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 67, 910
        TIME - 1515                    N2646H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERBURY,CT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      87
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2646H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2646H-1976-08-24), registration cancelled 1976-08-24, S/N 646 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS126
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26E](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (registry code 8050124) (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 19760705019349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760705019349A), Jul 5, 1976: Scwzer SGS126E, Watertown, CT, Destroyed. Flt phase unk.

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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