Schweizer SGS126 N2701Z

5 April 1975 · San Diego, California, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 5 April 1975 at about 15:55 local time, a Schweizer SGS126 registered N2701Z was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Diego, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 5 April 1975 at 15:55
Classification: Accident
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Nearest airport: Torrey Pines Gldr
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Schweizer SGS126
Registration: N2701Z
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: 3-0379

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	0	1	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

CHAMPIONSHIP FLT. WIND SHEAR. LOST LIFT, SETTLED BELOW LEDGE & STALLED INTO LEDGE

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 3-0379, 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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9 Aug 1975	Schweizer SGS126 N5792S	Caddo Mills, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
8 Aug 1975	Schweizer SGS126 N33910	Lancaster, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
19 Apr 1975	Schweizer SGS126 N5705S	Tulare, California, United States no coordinates	Central Cal.so	Serious injuries	-
5 Oct 1975	Schweizer SGS126 N33906	Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
12 Jan 1975	Schweizer SGS126 N126TD	Llano, California, United States no coordinates	Great Western	No injuries	-
16 Jul 1975	Schweizer SGS126 N7754S	Phoenix, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Arizona Soarin	No injuries	-

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