# Accident 19831203059599A: Scwzer SGS126D, Black Canyon, AZ, December 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1983, 12:30 local time
- Place: Black Canyon, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1303° N, 112.1301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1303&lon=-112.1301&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: 745 total, 13 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831203059599A

## Narrative

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

TOW PILOT ENTERED IMC AND GLIDER PILOT RELEASED FROM TOW. GLIDER CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING IN ROUGH 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 LAX84LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA092), Dec 3, 1983: Schweizer I-26D (N7740S), Black Canyon, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7740S (2)

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

- [Accident 19820228001229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820228001229A), Feb 28, 1982: Scwzer SGS126D (N7740S), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Too close to parked tow plane. Wing tip struck aircraft's wheel. Towplane and glider did not become airborne.
- [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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