Schweizer TG-3A N1436M
3 September 1966 · Lewisburg Tenn, Tennessee, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 September 1966 at about 10:30 local time, a Schweizer TG-3A registered N1436M was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Lewisburg Tenn, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lewisburg Tenn, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ellington
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer TG-3A
- Registration
- N1436M
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0768
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
TOW PLT MADE EMERG RELEASE DUE PWR INTERRUPTION.PLT STATUS OF PX UNKNOWN.GLIDER HAD DUAL FLT CTLS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer TG-3A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 1966 | Schweizer TG-3A | Casper Wyo, Wyoming, United States | Central WYO SO | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1968 | Schweizer TG-3A | Adelanto, California, United States | Antelope Valle | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1968 | Schweizer TG-3A | Fremont, California, United States | Orbiters Soari | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1968 | Schweizer TG-3A | Adelanto, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Dec 1970 | Schweizer TG-3A | Eagleville, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1971 | Schweizer TG-3A | Valley Mills, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |