# Accident 20140819016279A: Schweizer SGS 1-34, Marana, AZ, August 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2014, 11:11 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4269° N, 111.3894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4269&lon=-111.3894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7628, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7628-2015-06-16) (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: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-34
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 4 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140819016279A

## Narrative

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

N7628 IS A SCHWEIZER SINGLE SEAT AGS 1-34 GLIDER.  AT APPROXIMATELY 11:05 A.M. ON AUGUST 19, 2014, N7628 DISCONNECTED FROM THE TOW PLANE DURING THE CLIMB OUT.  N7628 ATTEMPTED TO LAND BACK ONTO ONE OF THE GLIDERPORT RUNWAYS BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.  AT APPROXIMATELY 11:11 A.M., N7628 MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN THE DESERT WHERE IT STRUCK A TREE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, TAIL, AND FUSELAGE.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY SOUL ONBOARD.  HE RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR14CA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA350), Aug 19, 2014: Schweizer SGS 1 34 (N7628), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure the canopy was locked during the pre-takeoff inspection which led to the canopy opening in flight and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the…

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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