Schweizer SGS126 N5734S
4 September 1972 · Jamul, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 September 1972 at about 13:14 local time, a Schweizer SGS126 registered N5734S, operated by Borderland AER, was involved in an accident during in flight near Jamul, California, 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 13:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jamul, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Borderland
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS126
- Registration
- N5734S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Borderland AER
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1512
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
LOST CTL FLYING NEAR RIDGE. PLT HAD 40 MIN TOTALIN LAST 90 DAYS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS126 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 1972 | Schweizer SGS126 | Freemont, California, United States | Sky Sailing | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1971 | Schweizer SGS126 | Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States | Kutztown Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1973 | Schweizer SGS126 | Colo Springs, Colorado, United States | Wave Flights | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1973 | Schweizer SGS126 | Moriarty, New Mexico, United States | Albuquerque SO | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1973 | Schweizer SGS126 | Oviedo, Florida, United States | Soaring Semino | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1971 | Schweizer SGS126 | Elmira, New York, United States | Schweizer Airc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |