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Schweizer SGS134 N777AR

5 September 1970 · New Braintre, Massachusetts, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 5 September 1970 at about 12:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS134 registered N777AR was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near New Braintre, Massachusetts, 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 12:30
Classification
Accident
Location
New Braintre, Massachusetts, United States
Nearest airport
Hiller Arpt
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Schweizer SGS134
Registration
N777AR
Category
Glider
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3624

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

DOWNWIND LEG

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Schweizer SGS134 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
8 Aug 1971 Schweizer SGS134
N7607
Hilltown, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
Philadelphia G Serious injuries -
5 Mar 1972 Schweizer SGS134
N7630
Rockwall, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Southwest Soar Serious injuries -
22 Apr 1973 Schweizer SGS134
N7626
Tehachapi, California, United States
no coordinates
Holiday Haven Minor injuries -
5 Aug 1974 Schweizer SGS134
N7656
Helendale, California, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
22 Oct 1975 Schweizer SGS134
CF-QPT
Glen, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
Southern Ontar Minor injuries -
1 Aug 1975 Schweizer SGS134
N7675
Prescott, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
- Minor injuries -

All 17 records for this type

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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8 Mar 1970 Cessna 182
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no coordinates
Charles B Todd No injuries -
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
- Fatal 2

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