Schweizer 1-26 N3855A
21 February 1970 · Apple Vally, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 February 1970 at about 14:00 local time, a Schweizer 1-26 registered N3855A was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Apple Vally, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Apple Vally, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Apple Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-26
- Registration
- N3855A
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0987
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
PLT SAID HE MADE ST IN APCH FROM THE N.UN CLEAR WIRES DUE DWNDRAFT, TURNED, CRASH LANDED.GUSTING 40K
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1970 | Schweizer 1-34 | Bishop, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1970 | Schweizer 1-26B | Chula Vista, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1970 | Schweizer 1-26B | Friendswood, Texas, United States | Greenfield Fly | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1970 | Schweizer 1-23 | Wurtsboro, New York, United States | Sailflight Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1970 | Schweizer 1-26B | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1970 | Schweizer 1-23 | Catawba, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |