# Accident 19730401006879A: Scwzer SGS126B, Friendswood, TX, April 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1973
- Place: Friendswood, TX
- Airport: Clover Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 29.5077° N, 95.2006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendswood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5077&lon=-95.2006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2738Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2738Z-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26B (registry code 8050118, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 878 total, 1 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730401006879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT SOLOED IN GLIDER DAY PREVIOUS-WAS ON FIRST FLT IN TYPE INVOLVED.TURNED TO AVOID POWERLINES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW73DRA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA19), Apr 1, 1973: Schweizer SGS126 (N2738Z), Friendswood, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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