# NTSB UNK65X0621: Schweizer 126A, N2714Z, Cedar Falls, ID, November 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1964
- Place: Cedar Falls, ID · CEDAR FALLS, ID
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0621
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0621

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3438   64/11/8   CEDAR FALLS ID      SCHWEIZER 126A      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 500
        TIME - 1530                    N2714Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN MCCARTER S
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2714Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2714Z-1990-03-06), registration cancelled 1990-03-06, S/N 199 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 126A
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26a) (registry code 8050116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: John Mccarter S

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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