Schweizer SGS 1-26B N2429W
10 July 2010 · Waynesville, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 July 2010 at about 19:25 local time, a Schweizer SGS 1-26B registered N2429W was involved in an accident near Waynesville, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was 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 19:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waynesville, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.4767, -84.0936
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS 1-26B
- Registration
- N2429W
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Waynesville → Waynesville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10CA388
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's delayed decision that resulted in insufficent altitude to return to the departure airport.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student glider pilot was towed to an altitude of 3,000 feet above ground level and 2 miles from the departure airport, before releasing for a training flight in the local area. Unable to locate sustained lift, the student pilot returned to the airport for landing. The student pilot "thought that [she] had sufficient altitude to safely return to [departure airport]"; however, the glider contacted trees and terrain near the airport. Examination of the glider revealed both composite wings and the fuselage were substantially damaged. The student pilot stated there were no anomalies with the glider prior to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2010 | Schweizer SGS 1-34R | Hampshire, Illinois, United States | Sky Soaring LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2010 | Schweizer SGS 1-34 | Groveland, Florida, United States | Seminole Flying & Soaring Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 2010 | Schweizer SGS 1-36 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Nfss Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2010 | Schweizer SGS 1-23D | Aberdeen, Maryland, United States | Atlantic Soaring Club Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 2011 | Schweizer SGS 1-26B | Murrieta, California, United States | Lake Elsinore Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2009 | Schweizer SGS 1-34 | Lake Elsinore, California, United States | William R Klesse | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2010 | Rauch RV-3 | Newark, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2010 | Schleicher ASW-20 | Waynesville, Ohio, United States | Michael L. Hutchison | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2010 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR PLUS | Marysville, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Mar 2010 | Cessna 172R | Newark, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 2010 | Ankerstar Bradley D RAND-ROBINSON KR2 | Hamilton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2010 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Akron, Ohio, United States | Wayne Noall | No injuries | - |