Schweizer SGS126 N8652R
20 July 1971 · Mulberry Grve, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 July 1971 at about 12:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS126 registered N8652R, operated by Wabash Valley, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Mulberry Grve, Illinois, 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 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mulberry Grve, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS126
- Registration
- N8652R
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Wabash Valley
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Highland, Ill → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2755
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
PLT UN MAINTAIN ALT ON X-C FLT. LND IN WEED FLD.L WG HIT UNKNOWN OBJECT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS126 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 1971 | Schweizer SGS126 | Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States | Kutztown Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1971 | Schweizer SGS126 | Elmira, New York, United States | Schweizer Airc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1970 | Schweizer SGS126 | Romoland, California, United States | Orange County | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jun 1970 | Schweizer SGS126 | Friendswood, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1972 | Schweizer SGS126 | Jamul, California, United States | Borderland AER | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Schweizer SGS126 | Fremont, California, United States | Sky Sailing AI | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |