# NTSB LAX78DA076: Schweizer SG126, N65937, Tucson, AZ, August 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1978
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DA076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DA076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2228  78/8/16  NR.TUCSON,AZ          SCHWEIZER SG126     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 452
        TIME - 1545                    N65937              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,AZ                   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 VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOSS OF LIFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65937](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65937-1983-11-17), registration cancelled 1983-11-17, S/N 577 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SG126
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26E](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (registry code 8050124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780816031239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780816031239A), Aug 16, 1978: Scwzer SGS126E, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Loss of lift.

## Other investigations on N65937 (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 LAX82DUJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ35), Apr 17, 1982: Schweizer SGS 1-126E (N65937), Near Tucson, AZ, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX79DUJ95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ95), Jul 11, 1979: Schweizer 1-26E (N65937), Tucson, 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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