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Schweizer SGS123 N91880

6 July 1974 · Moriarty, New Mexico, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 July 1974 at about 13:40 local time, a Schweizer SGS123 registered N91880 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
at 13:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Moriarty, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Schweizer SGS123
Registration
N91880
Category
Glider
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1786

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

SINGLE WHEEL EQUIPPED.LOST LIFT.COLLIDED WITH VEGETATION ALONG ROAD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Schweizer SGS123 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
23 Jul 1972 Schweizer SGS123
N8607R
Odessa, Texas, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
28 Feb 1971 Schweizer SGS123
N5833U
Cooperstown, New York, United States
no coordinates
Iroquois Soari Serious injuries -
10 Apr 1971 Schweizer SGS123
N10364
Minden, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
Calcondors SOA Fatal 1
21 Apr 1970 Schweizer SGS123
N10364
McKittrick, California, United States
no coordinates
Calcondors SOA No injuries -
8 Jun 1970 Schweizer SGS123
N91881
Oakham, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
24 May 1969 Schweizer SGS123
N10377
Naperville, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
Chicago Glider Serious injuries -

All 11 records for this type

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