Schweizer SGS126 N1144S
24 June 1973 · Colo Springs, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 June 1973 at about 13:45 local time, a Schweizer SGS126 registered N1144S, operated by Wave Flights, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Colo Springs, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Colo Springs, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Blk Forest Glider
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS126
- Registration
- N1144S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Wave Flights
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2728
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
FIRST FLT IN THIS MODEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS126 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 5 Jul 1973 | Schweizer SGS126 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1973 | Schweizer SGS126 | Llano, California, United States | GRT Wstrn Srng | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1973 | Schweizer SGS126 | Borrego Spg, California, United States | Assoc.glider C | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1973 | Schweizer SGS126 | Friendswood, Texas, United States | Rebel Soaring | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |