# NTSB LAX79FUQ31: Schweizer SGS134, N7605, Llano, CA, May 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1979
- Place: Llano, CA · LLANO, CA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUQ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2012  79/5/23    LLANO,CA            SCHWEIZER SGS134    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 408
        TIME - 1430                    N7605               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LLANO,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SINGLE WHEEL.PREMATURE TOW RELEASE.WND GUSTING 20 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7605](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7605-2022-03-05), registration cancelled 2022-03-05, S/N 50 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS134
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-34](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (registry code 8050146) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crystal Air

## 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 19790523012839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790523012839A), May 23, 1979: Scwzer SGS134, Llano, CA, Substantial damage. Glider tow hitch released during initial climb. Overshot landing area in downwind landing. No defect found.

## Other investigations on N7605 (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 LAX01LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA174), May 5, 2001: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (N7605), Adelanto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's stall/mush as a result of his inadequate airspeed and improperly planned final approach.

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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