# Accident 20060503009619A: Scwzer SGS126D, Aguila, AZ, May 3, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2006, 14:30 local time
- Place: Aguila, AZ
- Airport: Sampley'S
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9228° N, 113.1811° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9228&lon=-113.1811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7729S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7729S-2008-04-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 738 total, 29 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060503009619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) GLIDER PITCHED UP ON TOW. THE TOW ROPE BROKE. THE GLIDER STARTED A TURN, STALLED, ENTERED AN INCIPIENT SPIN AND THE IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX06LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA158), May 3, 2006: Schweizer SGS 1-26D (N7729S), Aguila, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider during takeoff-initial climb, which resulted in a broken tow rope, a spiral, and an in-flight collision with terrain. A factor associated with…

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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