Schweizer SGS123 N10364
10 April 1971 · Minden, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 April 1971 at about 13:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS123 registered N10364, operated by Calcondors SOA, was involved in an accident during in flight near Minden, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Minden, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Douglas County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS123
- Registration
- N10364
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Calcondors SOA
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4237
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
HI ALT FLT.GLIDER AT 19000 FT MSL SAW BREAK UP.OXYGEN SYS MALFUNCTION FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS123 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1971 | Schweizer SGS123 | Cooperstown, New York, United States | Iroquois Soari | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1970 | Schweizer SGS123 | McKittrick, California, United States | Calcondors SOA | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1972 | Schweizer SGS123 | Odessa, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Schweizer SGS123 | Oakham, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1969 | Schweizer SGS123 | Naperville, Illinois, United States | Chicago Glider | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1969 | Schweizer SGS123 | Elsinore, California, United States | Southern Count | 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 | - |