NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL86LA111
Registry · N2760R
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26A
Year of manufacture
1963 · 23 years old at event
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19640603
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2BF2E
Registrant of record
STEWARTS AIRCRAFT SERVICE
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1986_ATL86LA111.txt.
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