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Schweizer SGS233 N7787S

6 October 1975 · Calistoga, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 6 October 1975 at about 10:50 local time, a Schweizer SGS233 registered N7787S, operated by Calistoga Soar, was involved in an accident during in flight near Calistoga, 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 10:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Calistoga, California, United States
Nearest airport
Calistoga
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Schweizer SGS233
Registration
N7787S
Category
Glider
Operator
Calistoga Soar
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
3-3008

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

TAPE RECORDING LEFT BY PLT AS EVIDENCE. DOVE INTO CANYON WALL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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