# NTSB LAX74FUJ70: Schweizer SGS233, N7558, Phoenix, AZ, June 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1974
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUJ70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1695  74/6/17    PHOENIX,ARIZ        SCHWEIZER SGS233    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N7558               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- SINGLE WHEEL GLIDER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7558](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7558), registered now, S/N 188, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS233
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (registry code 8051606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Turf

## 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 19740617018769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740617018769A), Jun 17, 1974: Scwzer SGS233A, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Single wheel glider

## Other investigations on N7558 (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX87LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA035), Nov 9, 1986: Schweizer SGS2-33A (N7558), Sun City, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX84LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA037), Oct 23, 1983: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N7558), New River, AZ, substantial damage

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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