# NTSB Accident BFO89LA037
> **SCHWEIZER I-26E** · 1989-05-28 · CHURCHVILLE, MD, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO89LA037
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28254
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-05-28
- **Location:** CHURCHVILLE, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.559005, -76.239616
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHWEIZER
- **Model:** I-26E
- **Registration:** N1124S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN THE WING CONTACTING THE GROUND AND THE GLIDER CARTWHEELING.

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