# NTSB LAX71AL003: Schweizer SGS126, N8681R, Romoland, CA, July 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1970
- Place: Romoland, CA · ROMOLAND, CA
- Location: 33.7648° N, 117.1571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romoland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7648&lon=-117.1571&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113724
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71AL003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2445  70/7/18  NR.ROMOLAND,CALIF     SCHWEIZER SGS126    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1307                    N8681R              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERRIS,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.10 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8681R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8681R-1970-08-27), registration cancelled 1970-08-27, S/N 206, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS126
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26a) (registry code 8050116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Perris

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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