# Accident 19790711016569A: Scwzer SGS126, Tucson, AZ, July 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1422° N, 111.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RYAN FLD (RYN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1422&lon=-111.1746&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 SGS126
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 457 total, 26 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ95) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790711016569A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PILOT RELEASED TOO SOON AND COULD NOT FIND LIFT. HE HAD TO LAND ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX79DUJ95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ95), Jul 11, 1979: Schweizer 1-26E (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 19780816031239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780816031239A), Aug 16, 1978: Scwzer SGS126E (N65937), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Loss of lift.

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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