# Accident 19750405005289A: Scwzer SGS126A, San Diego, CA, April 5, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1975
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Torrey Pines Gldr
- 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: N2701Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2701Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26A (registry code 8050116, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,197 total, 120 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FUM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUM22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750405005289A

## Narrative

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

CHAMPIONSHIP FLT. WIND SHEAR. LOST LIFT,SETTLED BELOW LEDGE & STALLED INTO LEDGE

## 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 LAX75FUM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUM22), Apr 5, 1975: Schweizer SGS126 (N2701Z), San Diego, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2701Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20090714013489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090714013489A), Jul 14, 2009: Scwzer SGS126A (N2701Z), Anza, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Flying northbound at 7000 ft, the glider descended rapidly due to loss of lift. The pilot made an forced landing in a dirty field 5 miles south of Anza,…

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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