Schweizer 1-26B N3728Z
27 December 1970 · Friendswood, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 December 1970 at about 14:30 local time, a Schweizer 1-26B registered N3728Z, operated by Greenfield Fly, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Friendswood, Texas, 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 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Friendswood, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clover
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-26B
- Registration
- N3728Z
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Greenfield Fly
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4519
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
WHEEL EQPD.TOTAL TIME THIS MAKE AND MODEL .8HR.
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 | - |
| 21 Feb 1970 | Schweizer 1-26 | Apple Vally, California, United States | - | 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 |