# Accident 19730526017129A: Scwzer SGS233, Adelanto, CA, May 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1973
- Place: Adelanto, CA
- Airport: El Mirage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 34.5828° N, 117.4092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adelanto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5828&lon=-117.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5718S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5718S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (registry code 8051604, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 8 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DUG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730526017129A

## Narrative

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

L WG HIT THE GRND.

## 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 LAX73DUG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG61), May 26, 1973: Schweizer SG2-33 (N5718S), Adelanto, CA, 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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