# NTSB LAX71DUJ69: Schweizer 1-34, N7647, Maricopa, AZ, March 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1971
- Place: Maricopa, AZ · MARICOPA, AZ
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DUJ69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUJ69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0833  71/3/13    MARICOPA,ARIZ       SCHWEIZER 1-34      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 558
        TIME - 1600                    N7647               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ESTRELLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARICOPA,ARIZ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- GLIDER WHEEL EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7647](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7647), registered now, S/N 27, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 1-34
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-34](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (registry code 8050146) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Estrella

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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