# NTSB NYC77FGM26: Schweizer SGS126, N17908, Brownsville, PA, May 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1977
- Place: Brownsville, PA · BROWNSVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.0189° N, 79.8900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0189&lon=-79.8900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FGM26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM26

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1246  77/5/22    BROWNSVILLE,PA      SCHWEIZER SGS126    CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1337                    N17908              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 47, 219 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            81 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EIGHTY FOUR,PA              BEDFORD,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SPEED BRAKES NOT RETRACTED.HIT RISING TERRAIN.PLT LOST LIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17908](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17908), registered now, S/N 548, built 1973 (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)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770522013859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770522013859A), May 22, 1977: Scwzer SGS126E, Brownsville, PA, Substantial damage. Speed brakes not retracted. Hit rising terrain. Plt lost lift.

## 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 NYC74FHA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA03), Jul 30, 1973: Schweizer 126E (N17908), Kutztown, 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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