Schweizer SGS 1-26A accident near Waynesville, Ohio, April 12, 1986
On April 12, 1986 at about 8:45 pm local time, a Schweizer SGS 1-26A (glider), registered N2760R, was substantially damaged in an accident near Waynesville, Ohio (Waynesville Gliderpart airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 12, 1986 · about 8:45 pm local time
- Place
- Waynesville, Ohio · Waynesville Gliderpart · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS 1-26A · all SGS 1-26As on the register
- Registration
- N2760R · registry record · serial 229
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT MISREAD HIS ALTIMETER AND MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING AT THE PRIVATE GLIDERPORT. THE GLIDER COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Ratings: rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 12 hours in all; 1 in the last 90 days; 3 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 306 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 10, 1985; 49 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 600 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Unknown UNK (type not recorded); 0 hours total
- Operator: Stewarts Aircraft Service
The flight
- Departed from: 20H9 Waynesville OH at 6:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 3,000 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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