# Accident 19820228001229A: Scwzer SGS126D, Phoenix, AZ, February 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1982, 17:20 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Pleasant Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5503° N, 112.0906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5503&lon=-112.0906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7740S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7740S) (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 SGS126D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820228001229A

## Narrative

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

TOO CLOSE TO PARKED TOW PLANE. WING TIP STRUCK AIRCRAFT'S WHEEL. TOWPLANE AND GLIDER DID NOT BECOME AIRBORNE.

## 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 LAX82DA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA090), Mar 1, 1982: Schweizer SGS1-260 (N7740S), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7740S (2)

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

- [Accident 19831203059599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831203059599A), Dec 3, 1983: Scwzer SGS126D (N7740S), Black Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Tow pilot entered IMC and glider pilot released from tow. Glider crashed during emergency landing in rough terrain.
- [Accident 19740701020969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740701020969A), Jul 1, 1974: Scwzer SGS126D (N7740S), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Hit wing tip of unidentified glider parked 100 ft from rwy.

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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