# NTSB LAX75DUJ23: Schweizer SGU222, N2719Z, Phoenix, AZ, August 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136798
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUJ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2797  74/8/24    PHOENIX,ARIZ        SCHWEIZER SGU222    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1800                    N2719Z              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  150 TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 12000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           103                                                     360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           35                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- SINGLE WHEEL.WINDS GUSTING TO 40K BEGAN AFTER DEP ON LOCAL FLT.PLT RET TO ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2719Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2719Z-2002-09-10), registration cancelled 2002-09-10, S/N 185, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGU222
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGU 2-22E](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22e) (registry code 8050612) (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 19740824028639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740824028639A), Aug 24, 1974: Scwzer SGU222E, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Single wheel. Winds gusting to 40K began after dep on local flt. Plt ret to arpt.

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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