Schweizer SGS-1-36 N3620Y
3 July 1982 · New London, New Hampshire, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 July 1982 at about 14:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS-1-36 registered N3620Y, operated by Paul J. Vinci, was involved in an accident near New London, New Hampshire, 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New London, New Hampshire, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eagles Nest
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS-1-36
- Registration
- N3620Y
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Paul J. Vinci
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New London → New London
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82DA153
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
WHILE BEING TOWED DURING TAKEOFF, THE WEAK LINK ON THE TOW ROPE FAILED WHEN THE GLIDER WAS ABOUT 125 FT AGL. THE PILOT STARTED TO LAND ON A GOLF COURSE AHEAD, BUT SPOTTED GOLFERS IN HIS INTENDED LANDING AREA. THE GLIDER STALLED WHILE HE WAS IN A STEEP TURN. HE THEN LOWERED THE NOSE AND CRASHED INTO TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1982 | Schweizer SGS 1-34 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Dennis Pollard | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1982 | Schweizer Sgs 1-126E | Near Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1982 | Schweizer SGS 1-34 | Dillingham, Hawaii, United States | Honolulu Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1982 | Schweizer SGS 1-26B | High Springs, Florida, United States | Richard L. Reynolds | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1982 | Schweizer SGS-1-35 | Marion, North Carolina, United States | Oliver V. Suddard | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1983 | Schweizer SGS 1-23 | Battleboro, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Concord, New Hampshire, United States | Coastal Air Services, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jan 1982 | Cessna 152 | Enfield, New Hampshire, United States | Cashin Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1982 | Champion 7GCBC | Enfield, New Hampshire, United States | Michael Stevenson | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1982 | Cessna 152 | Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States | Lebanon Airport Development Co | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-22-160 | Barnstead, New Hampshire, United States | Emerson Allan | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-181 | Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States | Test Devices Inc. | No injuries | - |