# Accident 19740617018769A: Scwzer SGS233A, Phoenix, AZ, June 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1974
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Turf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.4632° N, 111.7287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TURF (AZ39), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4632&lon=-111.7287&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7558, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7558) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 23 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUJ70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740617018769A

## Narrative

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

SINGLE WHEEL GLIDER

## 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 LAX74FUJ70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ70), Jun 17, 1974: Schweizer SGS233 (N7558), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7558 (2)

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

- [Accident 19861109058879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861109058879A), Nov 9, 1986: Scwzer SGS233A (N7558), Sun City, AZ, Substantial damage. Wingtip struck an arm of a saguaro cactus during landing approach. Student encountered a loss of lift in pattern.
- [Accident 19831023056119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831023056119A), Oct 23, 1983: Scwzer SGS233A (N7558), New River, AZ, Substantial damage. Student glider pilot allowed right wing to collide with bush which caused ground loop into tree.

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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