Schweizer SGS126 N8671R

15 September 1973 · Moriarty, New Mexico, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 September 1973 at about 13:25 local time, a Schweizer SGS126 registered N8671R, operated by Albuquerque SO, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Moriarty, 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: 15 September 1973 at 13:25
Classification: Accident
Location: Moriarty, New Mexico, United States
Nearest airport: Moriarty Airport
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Schweizer SGS126
Registration: N8671R
Category: Glider
Operator: Albuquerque SO
Operating rule: Flying Club
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Landing
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-3017

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

LOST LIFT, SELECTED OFF-AIRPORT LDNG SITE.GUSTS TO 25KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-3017, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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