# Accident 19730417008929A: Scwzer SGS126B, Carson City, NV, April 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1973
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.1638° N, 119.7674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carson City, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1638&lon=-119.7674&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2423W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2423W-2014-09-19) (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: 72 total, 57 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73DXQ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DXQ30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730417008929A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF LIFT ON X-C. R WG HIT POST LDG ON ROAD.

## 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 OAK73DXQ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DXQ30), Apr 17, 1973: Schweizer SGS126 (N2423W), Carson City, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2423W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900604018369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604018369A), Jun 4, 1990: Scwzer SGS126B (N2423W), Truckee, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Released tow at low altitude. Unable to get a thermal. Struck a tree landing in a field. Glider out of annual.

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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