Schweizer SGS134 N7605

23 May 1979 · Llano, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 May 1979 at about 14:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS134 registered N7605, operated by GRT W Sorng SH, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Llano, California, 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: 23 May 1979 at 14:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Llano, California, United States
Nearest airport: Crystal Air
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Schweizer SGS134
Registration: N7605
Category: Glider
Operator: GRT W Sorng SH
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2012

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.

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SINGLE WHEEL.PREMATURE TOW RELEASE.WND GUSTING 20 KTS.

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 3-2012, 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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Other Schweizer SGS134 accidents

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
5 May 1979	Schweizer SGS134 N76JP	Elmira, New York, United States no coordinates	Harris Hill SO	Serious injuries	-
30 Apr 1980	Schweizer SGS134 N1165S	Calistoga, California, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
2 Sep 1978	Schweizer SGS134 N7596	Boulder, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
27 May 1978	Schweizer SGS134 N7631	Fate, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
4 Sep 1976	Schweizer SGS134 N7683	Minden, Nevada, United States no coordinates	East Bay Soari	No injuries	-
22 Oct 1975	Schweizer SGS134 CF-QPT	Glen, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	Southern Ontar	Minor injuries	-

All 17 records for this type

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2 Apr 1979	Bell 47G2M N6327D	Guadalupe, California, United States no coordinates	R & S Dusters	No injuries	-
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