# Accident 19861109058879A: Scwzer SGS233A, Sun City, AZ, November 9, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1986, 14:25 local time
- Place: Sun City, AZ
- Airport: Pleasant Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8109° N, 113.1793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8109&lon=-113.1793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7558, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7558) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,065 total, 11 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861109058879A

## Narrative

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

WINGTIP STRUCK AN ARM OF A SAGUARO CACTUS DURING LANDING APPROACH. STUDENT ENCOUNTERED A LOSS OF LIFT IN PATTERN.

## 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 LAX87LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA035), Nov 9, 1986: Schweizer SGS2-33A (N7558), Sun City, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7558 (2)

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

- [Accident 19831023056119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831023056119A), Oct 23, 1983: Scwzer SGS233A (N7558), New River, AZ, Substantial damage. Student glider pilot allowed right wing to collide with bush which caused ground loop into tree.
- [Accident 19740617018769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740617018769A), Jun 17, 1974: Scwzer SGS233A (N7558), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Single wheel glider

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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