# NTSB LAX70DUJ25: Schweizer 1-26B, N2478W, Chandler, AZ, March 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1970
- Place: Chandler, AZ · CHANDLER, AZ
- Location: 33.3062° N, 111.8413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chandler, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3062&lon=-111.8413&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70DUJ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUJ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1538  70/3/28    CHANDLER,ARIZ       SCHWEIZER 1-26B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 308
        TIME - 1645                    N2478W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 137 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHANDLER,ARIZ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- UN MAINTAIN ALT,ELECTED OFF-FLD LDG.STRUCK GND AVOIDING TELEPHONE WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2478W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2478W-1997-10-02), registration cancelled 1997-10-02, S/N 375 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 1-26B
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26b) (registry code 8050118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chandler Mun

## Other investigations on N2478W (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 SEA95LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA217), Sep 14, 1995: Schweizer SGS 1-26B (N2478W), Morgan, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering to land after a low altitude tow release, which resulted in a stall/spin and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB LAX83LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA209), May 1, 1983: Schweizer SGS 1-26B (N2478W), Chula Vista, 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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