# Accident 19780401006959A: Scwzer SGS126E, New River, AZ, April 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1978
- Place: New River, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.9159° N, 112.1360° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New River, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9159&lon=-112.1360&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7754S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7754S) (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 SGS126E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 84 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUJ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780401006959A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 20KTS.

## 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 LAX78DUJ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ41), Apr 1, 1978: Schweizer 1-26D (N7754S), New River, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7754S (2)

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

- [Accident 19810914065539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810914065539A), Sep 14, 1981: Scwzer SGS126 (N7754S), Sun City, AZ, Substantial damage. Veered left of runway on landing roll. Glider ran into rocks on edge of runway.
- [Accident 19750716023469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750716023469A), Jul 16, 1975: Scwzer SGS126D (N7754S), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost cruising lift,had to lnd in desert.

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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