# Accident 20090714013489A: Scwzer SGS126A, Anza, CA, July 14, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2009, 10:20 local time
- Place: Anza, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4839° N, 116.6872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4839&lon=-116.6872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2701Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2701Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26A (registry code 8050116, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 140 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090714013489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLYING NORTHBOUND AT 7000 FT, THE GLIDER DESCENDED RAPIDLY DUE TO LOSS OF LIFT.  THE PILOT MADE AN FORCED LANDING IN A DIRTY FIELD 5 MILES SOUTH OF ANZA, CA.  THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WINGTIP HIT A FENCE POST WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE GLIDER'S FIBERGLASS FUSELAGE AND TUBULAR STEEL FRAME.

## 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 WPR09CA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA344), Jul 14, 2009: Schweizer SGS 1-26A (N2701Z), Lake Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of lift which necessitated a forced landing in a field.

## Other reports on N2701Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19750405005289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750405005289A), Apr 5, 1975: Scwzer SGS126A (N2701Z), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Championship flt. Wind shear. Lost lift,settled below ledge & stalled into ledge

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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