# Accident 19730422012349A: Scwzer SGS134, Tehachapi, CA, April 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1973
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Airport: Tehachapi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.1350° N, 118.4393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TEHACHAPI MUNI (TSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1350&lon=-118.4393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7626, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7626) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (registry code 8050146, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS134
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 667 total, 1 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUQ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUQ30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730422012349A

## Narrative

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

RETRACTABLE WHEEL EQUIPT.PLT ENTERED TFC PAT TOO LOW.LOW ON FINAL APCH.

## 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 LAX73FUQ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUQ30), Apr 22, 1973: Schweizer SGS134 (N7626), Tehachapi, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7626 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800724062359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724062359I), Jul 24, 1980: Scwzer SGS134 (N7626), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Glider landed in rough terrain causing minor 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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