Schweizer SGS 1-26A N2760R
12 April 1986 · Waynesville, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 April 1986 at about 20:45 local time, a Schweizer SGS 1-26A registered N2760R, operated by Stewarts Aircraft Service, was involved in an accident near Waynesville, Ohio, 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 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waynesville, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Waynesville Gliderpart (20H9)
- Coordinates
- 39.5309, -84.0797
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS 1-26A
- Registration
- N2760R
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Stewarts Aircraft Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Waynesville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL86LA111
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 PILOT MISREAD HIS ALTIMETER AND MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING AT THE PRIVATE GLIDERPORT. THE GLIDER COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 1986 | Schweizer SGS-1-35C | Palm Springs, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1986 | Schweizer SGS-1-35 | Marana, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1986 | Schweizer SGS 1-26 | Mt. Graylock, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 May 1986 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E | Banning, California, United States | Sailplane Enterprises | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1986 | Schweizer SGS 1-36 | Waynesville, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jun 1986 | Schweizer SGS 1-26C | Aguanga, California, United States | Warner Springs Soaring Center | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 1986 | Green PIETENPOL | Mt. Vernon, Ohio, United States | Melvin A. Green | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1986 | Hiller UH-12E | Pataskala, Ohio, United States | Agri-Copter, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1986 | Ayres S2R-T15 | Mandale, Ohio, United States | Ruhe Sales, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-25-235 | Melrose, Ohio, United States | Charles W.hiltner | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1986 | Sunburst N/A | Lima, Ohio, United States | Paul L. Kesner | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1986 | Beechcraft A23A | Marysville, Ohio, United States | Henry Burk | No injuries | - |