Schweizer SGS126 N17916
9 August 1980 · Rabbit Dry Lk, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1980 at about 14:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS126 registered N17916 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Rabbit Dry Lk, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rabbit Dry Lk, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rabbit Dry Lake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS126
- Registration
- N17916
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1656
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
AUTO TOW FM DRY LK, ELEV 3000FT, TEMP 105DEG F.VEHICLE SLOW TO ACLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS126 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 1980 | Schweizer SGS126 | Issaquah, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1980 | Schweizer SGS126 | Mt Salem, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1980 | Schweizer SGS126 | Oahu, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1980 | Schweizer SGS126 | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | Lafayette Soar | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1980 | Schweizer SGS126 | Moriarty, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1980 | Schweizer SGS126 | Enid, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |