# NTSB LAX76FUQ44: Schweizer TG3ASW, N37495, Rosamond, CA, July 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1976
- Place: Rosamond, CA · ROSAMOND, CA
- Location: 34.8641° N, 118.1634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosamond, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8641&lon=-118.1634&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUQ44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1702   76/7/3  NR.ROSAMOND,CA        SCHWEIZER TG3ASW    CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1320                    N37495              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 41, 931 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSAMOND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ROSAMOND,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: GLIDER LAUNCH/TOW EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- ROPE BROKE WHEN GLIDER WAS IN HIGH TOW. PLT TRIED TO RET TO FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37495](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37495-1977-07-06), registration cancelled 1977-07-06, S/N 37, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER TG3ASW
- Registry model: [Schweizer TG3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-tg3a) (registry code 8050902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rosamond

## 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 19760703019249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760703019249A), Jul 3, 1976: Scwzer TG3A, Rosamond, CA, Substantial damage. Rope broke when glider was in high tow. Plt tried to ret to fld.

## Other investigations on N37495 (1)

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 LAX69D0260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0260), Nov 30, 1968: Schweizer TG-3A (N37495), Adelanto, CA, 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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