# Accident 19731211038989A: Scwzer SGU222E, San Diego, CA, December 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1973
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Torrey Pine Gl Pt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2718Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2718Z-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGU 2-22E (registry code 8050612, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGU222E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 45 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUM14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731211038989A

## Narrative

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

LOST SUSTAINING LIFT.ATTMPTED LDG ON DIAGONAL RWY.

## 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 LAX74DUM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUM14), Dec 11, 1973: Schweizer SGU222 (N2718Z), San Diego, CA, 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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