# NTSB FTW73DPA01: Schweizer SGS1-2, N1119S, Rockwell, TX, July 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1972
- Place: Rockwell, TX · ROCKWELL, TX
- Location: 33.5912° N, 95.5497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockwell, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5912&lon=-95.5497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DPA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2774   72/7/1    ROCKWELL,TEX        SCHWEIZER SGS1-2    CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1532                    N1119S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKWELLTEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENCNTRD HIGH SINK RATE AFTR TOW REL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1119S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1119S-1996-08-27), registration cancelled 1996-08-27, S/N 509 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS1-2
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26E](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (registry code 8050124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rockwell

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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