# NTSB LAX74DUJ56: Schweizer SGS233, N7766S, Maricopa, AZ, May 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1974
- 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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUJ56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1303   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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS233
- Category: Glider
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740505013689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740505013689A), May 5, 1974: Scwzer SGS233A, Maricopa, AZ, Substantial damage. Single wheel glider landed on rd in desert. Rt wing hit tree on rollout. Gusts 20K.plt lost lift.

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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