- Date
- May 5, 1974
- Place
- Maricopa, AZ · MARICOPA, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7766SSchweizer SGS233
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740505013689A
- Case key
- 124227
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1303 74/5/5 MARICOPA,ARIZ SCHWEIZER SGS233 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 103 TIME - 1315 N7766S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ESTRELLA SAILPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARICOPA,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SINGLE WHEEL GLIDER LANDED ON RD IN DESERT.RT WING HIT TREE ON ROLLOUT.GUSTS 20K.PLT LOST LIFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7766S
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS233
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Estrella Sailport
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.