- Date
- May 4, 1986, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mt. Graylock, MA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1140SSchweizer SGS 1-26
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860504018809A
- Case key
- 30331
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was practicing simulated cross country passes on a ridge at an altitude of 150 ft AGL on the windward side of a ridge in a Schweizer sgs 1-26 sailplane. The pilot encountered a roll condition from which he lost control, was unable to recover and crashed inverted in trees. The private pilot held and airplane single engine land rating and had a log book endorsement for solo flight in gliders, however he had not passed his private pilot glider checkride. The pilot, restrained by a 5 point harness received serious injuries, while the aircraft received substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1140S
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 1-26
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 520
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mohawk Soaring Club, Inc.
- Departed
- 2B6 · North Adams, MA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 196 total · 10 in this make and model · 140 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1140S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.