# NTSB LAX73DUJ74: Schemp Cirrus, N1406A, Tucson, AZ, April 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1973
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUJ74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1138  73/4/13  NR.TUCSON,ARIZ        SCHEMP CIRRUS       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 500
        TIME - 1715                    N1406A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARICOPA,ARIZ              TUCSON,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RAN OUT OF LIFT ON X-C FLT. LND ON ROAD,WG HIT POST. 8 MI FROM DEST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1406A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMP CIRRUS
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730413010769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730413010769A), Apr 13, 1973: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Ran out of lift on x-c flt. Lnd on road,wg hit post. 8 mi from dest.

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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