# NTSB LAX79FA069: Schweizer SGS126, N65930, Rosamond, CA, August 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1979
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3747  79/8/19    ROSAMOND,CA         SCHWEIZER SGS126    CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N65930              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSAMOND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROSAMOND,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- FUSELAGE FIXED SINGLE WHEEL.1ST SOLO FLT IN THIS SINGLE SEAT MODEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65930](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65930-2011-03-17), registration cancelled 2011-03-17, S/N 570, built 1973 (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
- 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 19790819042549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819042549A), Aug 19, 1979: Scwzer SGS126E, Rosamond, CA, Destroyed. Student on first solo, lost sight of tow plane on climb-out. Released line. Glider stalled, spun in.

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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