# NTSB LAX77FA055: Schweizer SGS126, N2550H, Ocotillo Wells, CA, July 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1977
- Place: Ocotillo Wells, CA · OCOTILLO WELLS, CA
- Location: 33.1445° N, 116.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocotillo Wells, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1445&lon=-116.1342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FA055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1429   77/7/4  NR.OCOTILLO WELLS,CA  SCHWEIZER SGS126    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 223
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2550H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         OCOTILLO WELLS,CA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- SINGLE WHEEL EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2550H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2550H-1981-05-05), registration cancelled 1981-05-05, S/N 650, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS126
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26E](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (registry code 8050124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770704021389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704021389A), Jul 4, 1977: Scwzer SGS126E, Ocotillo Wells, CA, Substantial damage. Single wheel equipped.

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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