# Accident 19840528024139A: Scwzer SGS126D, Lucerne Valley, CA, May 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1984, 11:12 local time
- Place: Lucerne Valley, CA
- Airport: Rabbit Dry Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5200° N, 116.8807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5200&lon=-116.8807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7710S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7710S) (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: 1,822 total, 2 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840528024139A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER STALLED ON FINAL APPROACH FOR DOWNWIND LANDING CAUSING RIGHT WING TO DROP AND SAILPLANE TO CARTWHEEL.

## 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 LAX84LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA327), May 28, 1984: Schweizer SGS1-26D (N7710S), 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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