# Accident 19740427012679A: Scwzer SGS232, Yerrington, NV, April 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1974
- Place: Yerrington, NV
- Airport: Flying M Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.6128° N, 119.0023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING M RANCH (3A5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6128&lon=-119.0023&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17892, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17892) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (registry code 8050206, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS232
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,216 total, 5 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DXQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740427012679A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH BOULDER AFTER LOSING LIFT.LND IN FLD ADJACENT TO STRIP.

## 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 OAK74DXQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ37), Apr 27, 1974: Schweizer SGS232 (N17892), Yerrington, NV, 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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