# NTSB LAX81FUG33: Schweizer 1-26D, N7737S, Hemet, CA, June 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1981
- Place: Hemet, CA · HEMET, CA
- Location: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7341&lon=-116.9968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123923
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2326  81/6/28    HEMET,CA            SCHWEIZER 1-26D     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 200
        TIME - 1018                    N7737S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEMET RYAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEMET,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- FXD CTRLN GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7737S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7737S-1983-05-09), registration cancelled 1983-05-09, S/N 437 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 1-26D
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26D](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26d) (registry code 8050122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hemet Ryan

## 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 19810628036429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628036429A), Jun 28, 1981: Scwzer SGS126D, Hemet, CA, Destroyed. Glider dived into ground at very steep angle. Witnesses stated that glider appeared to be under control at impact.

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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