# NTSB LAX70AL070: Schleicher K7, N7341, Tehachapi, CA, May 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1970
- Place: Tehachapi, CA · TEHACHAPI, CA
- Location: 35.1430° N, 118.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tehachapi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1430&lon=-118.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70AL070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70AL070

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1106   70/5/3    TEHACHAPI,CALIF     SCHWEIZER SGS126    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1335                    N7793S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  45, 14190 TOTAL HOURS, 4
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLIDAY HAVEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEHACHAPI,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- L WG OF N7793S STRUCK L WG OF N7341. N7793S WAS IN L TURN,N7341 IN LEVEL FLT. UNCONTROLLED APT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1106   70/5/3    TEHACHAPI,CALIF     SCHLEICHER K7       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 119
        TIME - 1335                    N7341               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLIDAY HAVEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEHACHAPI,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- BOTH ACFT HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM TOW SIMULTANEOUSLY ABOUT 3/4 MILES APART.N7341 L WG SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N7341](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7341-1972-01-11), registration cancelled 1972-01-11, S/N 7062 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER K7
- Registry model: [Schleicher KA 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ka-7) (registry code 3801554) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Holiday Haven

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N7793S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7793S-1972-05-05), registration cancelled 1972-05-05, S/N 462, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS126
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26D](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26d) (registry code 8050122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Holiday Haven

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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