# NTSB SEA79FA007: Schweizer SGS232, N5753S, Hailey, ID, October 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1978
- Place: Hailey, ID · HAILEY, ID
- Location: 43.5127° N, 114.2995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hailey, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5127&lon=-114.2995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3177  78/10/28   HAILEY,ID           SCHWEIZER SGS232    CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 8 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N5753S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAILEY,ID                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      67
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SINGLE WHEEL ACFT. DENSITY ALT AROUT 10000FT. PLT WAS RIDGE SOARING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5753S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5753S-1982-08-17), registration cancelled 1982-08-17, S/N 58 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS232
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (registry code 8050206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19781028035869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781028035869A), Oct 28, 1978: Scwzer SGS126E, Hailey,Id, ID, Destroyed. Single wheel acft. Density alt arout 10000FT. Plt was ridge soaring.

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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