# NTSB NYC80FA061: Schweizer SGS126, N17905, Wurtsboro, NY, July 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1980
- Place: Wurtsboro, NY · WURTSBORO, NY
- Location: 41.5761° N, 74.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wurtsboro, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5761&lon=-74.4856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129807
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0881  80/7/24  NR.WURTSBORO,NY       SCHWEIZER SGS126    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 1430
        TIME - 1635                    N17905              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WURTSBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WURTSBORO,NY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
        REMARKS- ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION FM THROMBUS IN L CORONARY ARTERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17905](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17905), registered now, S/N 528, built 1972 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Wurtsboro

## 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 19800724090469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724090469A), Jul 24, 1980: Scwzer SGS126E, Wurtsboro, NY, Destroyed. Glider was observed entering spin 300 feet above ground, then continuing spin until ground contact.

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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