# NTSB DEN78FQA28: Schweizer 233A, N7590, Aztec, NM, May 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1978
- Place: Aztec, NM · AZTEC, NM
- Location: 36.8160° N, 107.9703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aztec, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8160&lon=-107.9703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FQA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1388  78/5/20    AZTEC,NM            SCHWEIZER 233A      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N7590               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 53, 3578 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            93 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AZTEC MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AZTEC,NM                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: GLIDER LAUNCH/TOW EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- GLIDER.COLLIDED WITH ROCK OR BUSH.TOW ROPE RING ON TOW ACFT SEPARATED AT APPROX 200FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7590](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7590-2014-11-18), registration cancelled 2014-11-18, S/N 180, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 233A
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (registry code 8051606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aztec Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780520010039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520010039A), May 20, 1978: Scwzer SGS126E, Aztec, NM, Substantial damage. Glider. Collided with rock or bush. Tow rope ring on tow acft separ at approx 200FT AGL.

## Other investigations on N7590 (2)

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 DEN86LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA226), Aug 9, 1986: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N7590), Durango, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN83LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA210), Sep 4, 1983: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N7590), Durango, CO, substantial damage

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.

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