Schweizer SGS-1-34 N7646
13 November 1999 · East Lynne, Missouri, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 November 1999 at about 20:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS-1-34 registered N7646 was involved in an accident near East Lynne, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East Lynne, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Richters (86K)
- Coordinates
- 38.6691, -94.2302
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS-1-34
- Registration
- N7646
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI00LA033
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
inadequate airspeed and a subsequent stall. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind, the pilot's misjudgment of the wind condition, and poor inflight planning.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that while on short final to runway 18, at an altitude of 350 feet agl, the glider encountered a gust of wind and it turned left of the runway heading. He elected to perform a 360 degree turn to the left to realign the glider with the runway heading. The pilot stated that while on a northerly heading turbulence and a sink rate were encountered. He was unable to level the wings and the glider stalled, impacting the terrain. A glider pilot who witnessed the accident reported the glider was landing to the north, downwind, when the accident occurred. He reported it was common for them to land with a tailwind of 10 knots of less to minimize ground handling. The glider wreckage was located southeast of the runway. The pilot reported the local winds were from the northwest at 2 knots. The witness reported the local winds were from 200 degrees at 10 knots. The winds reported 18 miles northwest of the accident site, 23 minutes after the accident, were from 220 degrees at 15 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2000 | Schweizer SGS 1-36 | Lake Elsinore, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2000 | Schweizer SGS-1-26 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2000 | Schweizer SGS 1-34 | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1998 | Schweizer SGS 1-34 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2000 | Schweizer SGS 1-26C | Tehachapi, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Apr 1998 | Schweizer SGS-1-35 | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1999 | Bell 206L | Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1999 | Cessna 177RG | Weldon Springs, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1999 | Cessna 172H | Plattsburg, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-28-180 | Butler, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1999 | Beechcraft BE-35 | Mokane, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1999 | Cessna U-206G | Salem, Missouri, United States | EFT Aviation Services, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |