# Accident 19760619016651A: Scwzer SGS232, Adelanto, CA, June 19, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1976
- Place: Adelanto, CA
- Airport: El Mirage Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 34.5828° N, 117.4092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adelanto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5828&lon=-117.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N697U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N697U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (registry code 8050206, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS232
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 49 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76DUG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG69-153987) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760619016651A

## Narrative

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

SINGLE WHEEL. POOR GRND COORDINATION. HIT BELLANCA N8641V,MINOR DMG.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8641, Doug DC863F: [Accident 19760619016652A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760619016652A)

## 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 LAX76DUG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG69-153987), Jun 19, 1976: Schweizer SGS232 (N697U), Adelanto, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N697U (1)

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

- [Incident 19940118002289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940118002289I), Jan 18, 1994: Scwzer SGS232 (N697U), Lake Tahoe, NV, Minor damage. Narrative: glider was on a sight-seeing flight from minden airport (NV). Local flight schedules for 35 to 40 min. After crossing top of kingsbury grade, air…

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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