# Accident 19780816031239A: Scwzer SGS126E, Tucson, AZ, August 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1978
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65937, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65937-1983-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 452 total, 36 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780816031239A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF LIFT.

## 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 LAX78DA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DA076), Aug 16, 1978: Schweizer SG126 (N65937), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N65937 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820417010069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820417010069A), Apr 17, 1982: Scwzer SGS126E (N65937), Tucson, AZ, Destroyed. Lost lift then stalled and went into a spin trying to land in desert. Partial recovery prior impact. Gusty wind.
- [Accident 19790711016569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790711016569A), Jul 11, 1979: Scwzer SGS126 (N65937), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Glider pilot released too soon and could not find lift. He had to land on unsuitable terrain.

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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