# NTSB UNK64X1815: Schweizer 123H, N2759R, Tehachapi, CA, May 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1964
- Place: Tehachapi, CA · TEHACHAPI, CA
- Location: 35.1430° N, 118.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tehachapi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1430&lon=-118.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185061
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1815
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1815

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0422  64/5/17    TEHACHAPI CALIF     SCHWEIZER 123H      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N2759R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEHACHAPI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2759R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2759R-1965-05-19), registration cancelled 1965-05-19, S/N 65 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 123H
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-23H](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-23h) (registry code 8050110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tehachapi

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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