# NTSB MIA73DLD88: Schweizer SGS126, N2743Z, Oviedo, FL, June 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1973
- Place: Oviedo, FL · OVIEDO, FL
- Location: 28.6619° N, 81.1871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oviedo, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6619&lon=-81.1871&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLD88
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD88

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2013  73/6/13    OVIEDO,FLA          SCHWEIZER SGS126    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N2743Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING SEMINOLES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OVIEDO,FLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLEW N OF FLD SEARCHING FOR THERMAL COND,NONE FOUND UN REACH ARPT.HIT TREE DRG APCH TO ROAD.WHEELS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2743Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2743Z), registered now, S/N 246, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS126
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26c) (registry code 8050120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying Seminoles

## 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 19730613022569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730613022569A), Jun 13, 1973: Scwzer SGS126C, Oviedo, FL, Substantial damage. Flew n of fld searching for thermal cond,none found un reach arpt. Hit tree drg apch to road. Wheels

## Other investigations on N2743Z (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 NYC07CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA172), Jul 22, 2007: Schweizer SGS 1-26C (N2743Z), Windsor, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly plan the approach to the airport, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree. A factor was the gusty wind conditions.

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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