Schweizer SGS-1 N2720Z
21 March 1971 · Moriarity, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 March 1971 at about 14:45 local time, a Schweizer SGS-1 registered N2720Z was involved in an accident during in flight near Moriarity, New Mexico, 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 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Moriarity, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Moriarity
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS-1
- Registration
- N2720Z
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0581
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
HI SPEED LOW PASS OVR ARPT, DRG PULL-UP PLT EXPD ACFT OSCILATIONS, LNDD OK.CAUSE BULKHEAD DMG UNKN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 1969 | Schweizer SGS-1 | Dansville, New York, United States | Rochester Soar | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1968 | Schweizer SGS-1 | Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States | Embarrass Flyi | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 May 1977 | Schweizer SGS-1 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1982 | Schweizer SGS 1-34 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Dennis Pollard | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1982 | Schweizer Sgs 1-126E | Near Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1982 | Schweizer SGS-1-36 | New London, New Hampshire, United States | Paul J. Vinci | 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 | - |