# Accident 19780520010039A: Scwzer SGS126E, Aztec, NM, May 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1978
- Place: Aztec, NM
- Airport: Aztec Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 36.8369° N, 108.0287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AZTEC MUNI (N19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8369&lon=-108.0287&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7590, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7590-2014-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,578 total, 94 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FQA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520010039A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER.COLLIDED WITH ROCK OR BUSH.TOW ROPE RING ON TOW ACFT SEPAR AT APPROX 200FT AGL.

## 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 DEN78FQA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA28), May 20, 1978: Schweizer 233A (N7590), Aztec, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7590 (2)

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

- [Accident 19860808053229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860808053229A), Aug 8, 1986: Scwzer SGS233A (N7590), Dorango, CO, Substantial damage. Excessive sink rate developed and landing was made in a field. Wing struck a cow.
- [Accident 19830903065189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830903065189A), Sep 3, 1983: Scwzer SGS233A (N7590), Durango, CO, Substantial damage. Glider pilot was unable to reach airport after release from tow plane. Crashed into small trees on final approach.

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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