Schweizer SGS123 N3843A
9 August 1969 · Elsinore, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1969 at about 16:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS123 registered N3843A, operated by Southern Count, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Elsinore, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elsinore, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Skylark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS123
- Registration
- N3843A
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Southern Count
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3514
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
GUSTING TO 20K. STRUCK FENCE POST AND SHACK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS123 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1969 | Schweizer SGS123 | Naperville, Illinois, United States | Chicago Glider | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1970 | Schweizer SGS123 | McKittrick, California, United States | Calcondors SOA | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1968 | Schweizer SGS123 | East Wenatch, Washington, United States | Boeing Employe | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Schweizer SGS123 | Oakham, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1968 | Schweizer SGS123 | Fort Davis, Texas, United States | Refugio Soarin | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1971 | Schweizer SGS123 | Cooperstown, New York, United States | Iroquois Soari | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |