Plane Crash List

Schweizer SGS-126D N7712S

24 June 1984 · Lucerne Valley, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 June 1984 at about 17:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS-126D registered N7712S was involved in an accident near Lucerne Valley, 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
at 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Lucerne Valley, California, United States
Coordinates
34.5200, -116.8790
Aircraft
Schweizer SGS-126D
Registration
N7712S
Category
Glider
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX84LA369

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

THE STUDENT PLT REPORTED THAT DURING A WINCH LAUNCH WITH A LEFT X-WIND, THE WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING & THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE GLIDER THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT & THE RIGHT WING HIT A WIND SOCK & A VEHICLE. HE REPORTED THAT A WIND-SHIFT HAD JUST OCCURRED & THE X-WIND WAS FROM 180 DEGS AT 10 KTS GUSTING TO 15 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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