# NTSB LAX81DUK09: Schweizer 1-26, N7754S, Sun City, AZ, September 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1981
- Place: Sun City, AZ · SUN CITY, AZ
- Location: 33.6155° N, 112.2831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sun City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6155&lon=-112.2831&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUK09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUK09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2994  81/9/14    SUN CITY,AZ         SCHWEIZER 1-26      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 68, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N7754S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLEASANT VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUN CITY,AZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     190
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT STATED HE EXPERIENCED WIND SHEAR DURING LANDING ROLL.COLLIDED W ROCKS AT EDGE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7754S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7754S), registered now, S/N 454, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 1-26
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26D](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26d) (registry code 8050122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pleasant Valley

## 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 19810914065539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810914065539A), Sep 14, 1981: Scwzer SGS126, Sun City, AZ, Substantial damage. Veered left of runway on landing roll. Glider ran into rocks on edge of runway.

## Other investigations on N7754S (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 LAX78DUJ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ41), Apr 1, 1978: Schweizer 1-26D (N7754S), New River, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX76DUJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ17), Jul 16, 1975: Schweizer SGS126 (N7754S), Phoenix, 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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