# NTSB LAX69D0260: Schweizer TG-3A, N37495, Adelanto, CA, November 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1968
- Place: Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Location: 34.5828° N, 117.4092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adelanto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5828&lon=-117.4092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0260
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0260

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4891  68/11/30   ADELANTO,CALIF      SCHWEIZER TG-3A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 87 TOTAL
        TIME - 1140                    N37495              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: GLIDER LAUNCH/TOW EQUIPMENT
          EQUIP-TOW HOOK RELEASED,CAUSE UNDETERMINED.
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37495](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37495-1977-07-06), registration cancelled 1977-07-06, S/N 37, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER TG-3A
- Registry model: [Schweizer TG3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-tg3a) (registry code 8050902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N37495 (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 LAX76FUQ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ44), Jul 3, 1976: Schweizer TG3ASW (N37495), Rosamond, CA, 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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