# NTSB NYC81DFJ02: Schweizer 1-34R, N7700S, Dansville, NY, November 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1980
- Place: Dansville, NY · DANSVILLE, NY
- Location: 42.5625° N, 77.6969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dansville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5625&lon=-77.6969&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81DFJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DFJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3496  80/11/22   DANSVILLE,NY        SCHWEIZER 1-34R     CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 102
        TIME - 1315                    N7700S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANSVILLE,NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7700S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7700S-2011-05-25), registration cancelled 2011-05-25, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 1-34R
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-34](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (registry code 8050146) (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 19801122075819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801122075819A), Nov 22, 1980: Scwzer SGS134R, Dansville, NY, Substantial damage. Stalled sailplane during low altitude downwind turn near a ridge line. Glider entered a flat spin into trees.

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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