# Accident 19770416007989A: Scwzer SGS126D, Vacaville, CA, April 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1977
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Vacaville Gldrprt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.3586° N, 121.9686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vacaville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3586&lon=-121.9686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7709S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7709S-2021-07-31) (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: 4 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770416007989A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK77DVG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG25), Apr 16, 1977: Schweizer SGS126 (N7709S), Vacaville, 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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