# Accident 19810709039591A: Scwzer SGS233A, Maricopa, AZ, July 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1981, 12:55 local time
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2042T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2042T) (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 SGS233A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810709039591A

## Narrative

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

GLIDERS WERE CLIMBING IN THERMAL WHEN MID-AIR COLLISION OCCURRED. BOTH GLIDERS LANDED SAFELY. N2985H

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2985H, Scwzer SGS233A: [Accident 19810709039592A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810709039592A)

## 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 LAX81FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA104), Jul 9, 1981: Schweizer 2-33A (N2042T), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage

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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