# Accident 19730617019969A: Scwzer SGS123H, Grain Valley, MO, June 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1973
- Place: Grain Valley, MO
- Airport: East Kansas City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.0146° N, 94.2149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAST KANSAS CITY (3GV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0146&lon=-94.2149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3908A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3908A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-23H (registry code 8050110, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-23h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS123H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 1 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DCG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCG53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730617019969A

## Narrative

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

LDG DELAYED DUE CONFLICTING TRAFFIC ON RWY 27 AND 23.DNWND LEG LOWER THAN NORMAL.

## 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 MKC73DCG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCG53), Jun 17, 1973: Schweizer 1-23H (N3908A), Grain Valley, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3908A (1)

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

- [Accident 19760725018699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760725018699A), Jul 25, 1976: Scwzer SGS123H (N3908A), Fabens, TX, Substantial damage. Ac out of CG.pilot bailed out at 5500FT MSL.

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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