# Accident 19831113057189A: Scwzer SGS126D, Lucerne, CA, November 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1983, 12:20 local time
- Place: Lucerne, CA
- Airport: Rabbit Dry Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1595° N, 122.7499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1595&lon=-122.7499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7796S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7796S-2019-02-05) (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: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831113057189A

## Narrative

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

AUTO TOW CHANGED DIRECTION CAUSED GLIDER TO RELEASE AT A LOW ALTITUDE. PILOT STALL LANDED TURNING DOWNWIND.

## 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 LAX84LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA061), Nov 13, 1983: Schweizer SGS 1-26D (N7796S), Lucerne Valley, CA, 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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