Schweizer 1-26 N8603R
13 June 1971 · Hayfield, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 June 1971 at about 13:15 local time, a Schweizer 1-26 registered N8603R, operated by Minnesota Soar, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hayfield, Minnesota, 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 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hayfield, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-26
- Registration
- N8603R
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Minnesota Soar
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Stanton, Minn → Austin, Minn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2008
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
THERMALS FOR LIFT WERE LOST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 1971 | Schweizer 1-26A | Oracle, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1971 | Schweizer 1-34 | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | Arizona Soarin | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1971 | Schweizer 1-34 | Adelanto, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1971 | Schweizer 1-26 | Rillito, Arizona, United States | Arizona Soarin | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Schweizer 1-26 | Ionia, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 May 1971 | Schweizer 1-26 | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | Arizona Soarin | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |