# NTSB OAK74AP028: Schweizer SGS126, N3833A, Piedra, CA, January 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1974
- Place: Piedra, CA · PIEDRA, CA
- Location: 36.8102° N, 119.3821° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piedra, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8102&lon=-119.3821&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187171
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74AP028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0115  74/1/12  NR.PIEDRA,CALIF       SCHWEIZER SGS126    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1510                    N3833A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 837 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            85 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WONDER VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PIEDRA,CALIF                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- OBS STATED NO VIOLENT MANEUVERS BFOR R WG SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3833A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3833A-1974-03-25), registration cancelled 1974-03-25, S/N 90 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS126
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26a) (registry code 8050116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wonder 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 19740112002559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740112002559A), Jan 12, 1974: Scwzer SGS126A, Piedra, CA, Destroyed. OBS stated no violent maneuvers bfor r wg separated.

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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