# Accident 19770504010099A: Scwzer SGS233A, Phoenix, AZ, May 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1977
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Pleasant Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7705S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7705S-1989-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7 total, 0 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUJ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770504010099A

## Narrative

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

SINGLE WHEEL.STRUCK A CACTUS.GUSTS TO 15 KNOTS.

## 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 LAX77DUJ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ47), May 4, 1977: Schweizer SGS233 (N7705S), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7705S (1)

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

- [Accident 19750308004499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750308004499A), Mar 8, 1975: Scwzer SGS233A (N7705S), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Gusting to 25K.

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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