# NTSB SEA76DYG55: Schweizer SGS126, N7562, Waterville, WA, June 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1976
- Place: Waterville, WA · WATERVILLE, WA
- Location: 47.6480° N, 120.0707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6480&lon=-120.0707&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154024
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYG55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1355   76/6/5    WATERVILLE,WA       SCHWEIZER SGS126    CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 147
        TIME - 1550                    N7562               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EPHRATA,WA                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- REGIONAL SOARING CHAMPIONSHIP COMP.PURSUED DUST DEVIL,BFOR TFC PATTERN.FORGOT PSN OF UTILITY POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7562](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7562-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N 463, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS126
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26D](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26d) (registry code 8050122) (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 19760605013799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760605013799A), Jun 5, 1976: Scwzer SGS126D, Waterville, WA, Substantial damage. Regional soaring championship comp. Pursued dust devil,bfor tfc pattern. Forgot psn of utility pole.

## Other investigations on N7562 (2)

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 LAX91LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA155), Apr 2, 1991: Schweizer SGS1-26-D (N7562), Warner Springs, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT USED POOR PLANNING/DECISION AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO HIS ACCIDENT WAS THE LOSS OF THERMAL LIFT AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.
- [NTSB LAX84LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA276), Apr 30, 1984: Schweizer SGS 1-26D (N7562), Vacaville, CA, 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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