# Accident 19740701020969A: Scwzer SGS126D, Phoenix, AZ, July 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1974
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Turf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- 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: N7740S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7740S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26D (registry code 8050122, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 25 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FUJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740701020969A

## Narrative

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

HIT WING TIP OF UNIDENTIFIED GLIDER PARKED 100 FT FROM 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 LAX75FUJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUJ03), Jul 1, 1974: Schweizer SGS126 (N7740S), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7740S (2)

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

- [Accident 19831203059599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831203059599A), Dec 3, 1983: Scwzer SGS126D (N7740S), Black Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Tow pilot entered IMC and glider pilot released from tow. Glider crashed during emergency landing in rough terrain.
- [Accident 19820228001229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820228001229A), Feb 28, 1982: Scwzer SGS126D (N7740S), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Too close to parked tow plane. Wing tip struck aircraft's wheel. Towplane and glider did not become airborne.

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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