Schweiger SGS126 N3858A

11 June 1966 · Livermore Calif, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 11 June 1966 at about 15:00 local time, a Schweiger SGS126 registered N3858A, operated by Ames Soaring C, was involved in an accident during in flight near Livermore Calif, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 11 June 1966 at 15:00
Classification: Accident
Location: Livermore Calif, California, United States
Nearest airport: Hummingbird Haven
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Schweiger SGS126
Registration: N3858A
Category: Glider
Operator: Ames Soaring C
Operating rule: Flying Club
Purpose of flight: Practice
Phase of flight: In Flight
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 2-0178

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	1	0	1

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

PILOTS LOST SIGHT OF EACH OTHERS GLIDER WHILE CLIMB IN SAME THERMAL.N53265 BELOW OVERTOOK N3858A.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 2-0178, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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