Schweizer 1-26D N7754S
1 April 1978 · New River, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 April 1978 at about 15:20 local time, a Schweizer 1-26D registered N7754S, operated by Ariz Soaring A, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near New River, Arizona, 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 15:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New River, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-26D
- Registration
- N7754S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Ariz Soaring A
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Pleasant Valley, Az → Northern, Az
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0580
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
WIND GUSTS TO 20KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1978 | Schweizer 1-35 | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1978 | Schweizer 1-26 | Mena, Arkansas, United States | Aero-Nutz, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Schweizer 1-34 | Grain Valley, Missouri, United States | Midwest Soarin | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1977 | Schweizer 1-26B | Cedar Hill, Texas, United States | Texas Soaring | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 May 1977 | Schweizer 1-26 | Frostburg, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1977 | Schweizer 1-26B | West Bend, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |