Schweizer SGS-1 N8652R
19 May 1968 · Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 May 1968 at about 10:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS-1 registered N8652R, operated by Embarrass Flyi, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lawrenceville, Illinois, 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
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lawrenceville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS-1
- Registration
- N8652R
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Embarrass Flyi
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1926
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
HEAD WIND 10-15K GUSTING 25K. PLT LOST CONTROL JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 1969 | Schweizer SGS-1 | Dansville, New York, United States | Rochester Soar | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1971 | Schweizer SGS-1 | Moriarity, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1977 | Schweizer SGS-1 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1982 | Schweizer SGS 1-34 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Dennis Pollard | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1982 | Schweizer Sgs 1-126E | Near Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1982 | Schweizer SGS-1-36 | New London, New Hampshire, United States | Paul J. Vinci | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |