Schweizer SGS126 N2738Z
6 June 1970 · Friendswood, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 June 1970 at about 14:55 local time, a Schweizer SGS126 registered N2738Z 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 14:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Friendswood, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clover Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS126
- Registration
- N2738Z
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2451
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
GOT TOO FAR DOWNWIND, UN RETURN TO ARPT.HIT PIPE HIDDEN IN TALL GRASS, ABANDONED OIL FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS126 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1970 | Schweizer SGS126 | Romoland, California, United States | Orange County | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Schweizer SGS126 | Fremont, California, United States | Sky Sailing AI | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jul 1970 | Schweizer SGS126 | Walsenburg, Colorado, United States | Colo.soaring A | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1970 | Schweizer SGS126 | Tehachapi, California, United States | Holiday Soarin | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Jul 1969 | Schweizer SGS126 | Hope, Canada | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Nov 1971 | Schweizer SGS126 | Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States | Kutztown Aviat | 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 |