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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event LAX84LA037

1983-10-23 NEW RIVER, Arizona, United States Airport · AZ05 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N7558

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

SCHWEIZER SGS 2-33A

Year of manufacture

1970 · 13 years old at event

Engine

NONE NONE

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19700629

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AA300C

Registrant of record

GRAND CANYON FLYERS LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON HIS 9TH SOLO LANDING WHEN HE LANDED ON RWY 27 WITH A X-WING FROM 200 DEG AT 10 KTS. DURING THE LANDING, THE GLIDER DRIFTED TO THE NORTH INTO SOME BUSHES, THEN SWERVED INTO A TREE. THE PLT REPORTED THAT UPON LANDING, HE LOWER THE WRONG WING (RIGHT WING) & ALLOWED THE GLIDER TO DRIFT TO THE NORTH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX84LA037.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.