# Accident 19740505013689A: Scwzer SGS233A, Maricopa, AZ, May 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1974
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Estrella Sailport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.0853° N, 112.1610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESTRELLA SAILPORT (E68), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0853&lon=-112.1610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7766S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 7 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUJ56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740505013689A

## Narrative

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

SINGLE WHEEL GLIDER LANDED ON RD IN DESERT.RT WING HIT TREE ON ROLLOUT.GUSTS 20K.PLT LOST LIFT.

## 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 LAX74DUJ56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ56), May 5, 1974: Schweizer SGS233 (N7766S), Maricopa, AZ, 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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