# Accident 20090912016709A: Scwzer SGS134, Lake Elsinore, CA, September 12, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2009, 14:50 local time
- Place: Lake Elsinore, CA
- Airport: Skylark Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6300° N, 117.3017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6300&lon=-117.3017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7656, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7656-2009-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (registry code 8050146, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS134
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 167 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA449) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090912016709A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  GLIDER ON TAKE OFF CRASHED ON 29R AT SKYLARK AIRPORT.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL AND LATER DIED.

## 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 WPR09LA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA449), Sep 12, 2009: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (N7656), Lake Elsinore, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider after the tow line released during the initial climb.

## Other reports on N7656 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740805028219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740805028219A), Aug 5, 1974: Scwzer SGS134 (N7656), Helendale, CA, Substantial damage. Lift was lost. Lndd on open sandy gravel terrain. Left wing hit grd.

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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