# Accident 19830626038799A: Scwzer SGS126B, Phelan, CA, June 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Phelan, CA
- Airport: El Mirage Sky Ran
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4197° N, 117.4797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4197&lon=-117.4797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5743S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5743S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26B (registry code 8050118, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 398 total, 30 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626038799A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER CRASHED DURING OFF AIRPORT LANDING WHEN PILOT UNABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO AIRPORT.

## 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 LAX83LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA347), Jun 26, 1983: Schweizer SGS 1-26B (N5743S), Phelan, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5743S (1)

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

- [Incident 19800615052652I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800615052652I), Jun 15, 1980: Scwzer SGS126 (N5743S), Hemet, CA, Minor damage. Two gliders collided in flight, landed safely.

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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