Schweizer 1-26E N17932
22 March 1981 · Dell City, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 March 1981 at about 13:55 local time, a Schweizer 1-26E registered N17932, operated by Caprock Soarin, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Dell City, Texas, 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 13:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dell City, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-26E
- Registration
- N17932
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Caprock Soarin
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0484
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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COLLIDED W CACTUS.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 1981 | Schweizer 1-26 | Lockport, New York, United States | Niagara Soarin | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1981 | Schweizer 1-26D | Hemet, California, United States | Sailplane ENT. | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 1981 | Schweizer 1-23H | Plymouth, Connecticut, United States | Cloudbase Club | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1981 | Schweizer 1-35C | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1981 | Schweizer 1-23H | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | Aero Club Albe | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1981 | Schweizer 1-36 | Montpelier, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |