# Accident 19760703019249A: Scwzer TG3A, Rosamond, CA, July 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1976
- Place: Rosamond, CA
- Airport: Rosamond
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 34.8641° N, 118.1634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosamond, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8641&lon=-118.1634&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37495, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37495-1977-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer TG3A (registry code 8050902, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-tg3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER TG3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 931 total, 10 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUQ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760703019249A

## Narrative

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

ROPE BROKE WHEN GLIDER WAS IN HIGH TOW. PLT TRIED TO RET TO FLD.

## 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 LAX76FUQ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ44), Jul 3, 1976: Schweizer TG3ASW (N37495), Rosamond, CA, 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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